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Producer Price Index changes by 0.43% in January

In January 2018, the prices of mining and quarrying and manufacturing industries changed by 0.43% against those of a month ago, with a result above that of the December/November 2017 comparison (0.42%). A total 12 of the 24 activities surveyed recorded positive price changes, against 16 in the previous...

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Producer Price Index (IPP) changes 0.31% in June

JUNE 2015 0.31% May 2015 0.12% June 2014 -0.16% Cumulative in 2015 2.93% Cumulative in 12 months 6.56% Compared with May 2015, the Producer Price Index (IPP) changed 0.31% in June, above the figure registered in the comparison between May 2015 and April 2015 (0.12%). As a result, the cumulative index...

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Producer Price Index (IPP) changes -0.33% in February

The Producer Price Index (IPP) changed -0.33% in February over the previous year. This result was lower than the rate seen in the comparison between January 2013 and December 2012 (-0.10%). The cumulative indicator of 2013 reached -0.43%. The cumulative indicator over 12 months grew 7.73%, whereas in...

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Industrial output changes -0.3% in June

June 2015 / May 2015 -0.3% June 2015 / June 2014 -3.2% Cumulative in 2015 -6.3% Cumulative in 12 months -5.0% Quarterly moving average -0.4% In June 2015, the national industrial output negatively changed 0.3% over the immediately previous month in the seasonally-adjusted series, after registering an...

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Producer Price Index (IPP) is -0.12% in February

In February 2025, prices of industry changed -0.12% against January 2025, after 12 positive results in a row. In this comparison, 12 of 24 industrial activities decreased their prices. The cumulative index in the year was 0.03%, whereas the cumulative index in 12 months stood in 9.41%. In February 2024, the...

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Industrial employment changes 0.2% in March

In March 2013, industrial employment changed 0.2% over the preceding month, in the seasonally adjusted series, after having registered -0.3% in December, -0.1% in January and 0.0% in February. As a result, the quarterly moving average remained unchanged (0,0%) in the quarter ended in March over the previous...

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Trade changes 0.2% in August and interrupts four months of negative rates

Office, computer and communications equipment and material rose 4.9%; the dollar devaluation contributed to the growth of IT product sales. - Photo: Freepik Retail sales increased 0.2% in August compared to July, breaking a sequence of four negative results. Compared to August 2024, this positive result...

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In February, IPCA-15 changes 0.70%

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed 0.70% in February and stood close to the rate registered in January (0.67%). The change was at 1.37% for the first two months of the year. In the cumulative index in the last 12 months, IPCA-15 stood at 5.65%, close to the preceding 12 months...

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Industrial output changes 0.4% in January

January 2016 / December 2015 0.4% January 2016 / January 2015 -13.8% Cumulative in 2016 -13.8% Cumulative in 12 months -9.0% Quarterly moving average -0.9% In the seasonally-adjusted series, the industrial output advanced 0.4% in January 2016 over December, interrupting seven consecutive months of drop,...

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With the impact of furniture and appliances, retail sales change -0.4% in November

The Furniture and household appliances sector (-2.8%) contributed to the negative change in retail sales in November - Photo: Helena Pontes/Agência IBGE Notícias In November 2024, retail sales in Brazil fell by 0.4% compared to the previous month, when they rose by 0.4%. Retail sales have accumulated...

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In March, retail sales increase by 0.8%

In March 2025, the volume of retail trade sales increased by 0.8% from February, in the seasonally adjusted series. A month ago, the change was 0.5%. The quarterly moving average changed by 0.6% in the quarter ended March. In the seasonally adjusted series, retail trade fell by 1.0% against March 2024....

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With a change of 0.3% in March, services sector has second positive result in a row

Biggest increase in services came from transportation (1.7%) - Photo:DER-PR Volume of services in the country changed by 0.3% in March 2025, after an increase of 0.9% in February, with a cumulative expansion of 1.2% in these two consecutive months of positive results. Thus, the sector operates 0.5% below...

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In May, industry drops in nine of the 15 areas surveyed

With a 0.5% drop in national industry in May 2025, in the seasonally adjusted series, nine of the 15 areas surveyed by the IBGE recorded negative rates. The sharpest declines were in Mato Grosso (-7.0%), Bahia (-3.7%), and Amazonas (-3.3%), while Minas Gerais (-1.9%), the Northeast Region (-1.3%), Goiás...

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With the rise of materials, construction prices change by 0.53% in October

The rate of materials changed by 0.79%, the highest index since August 2022 - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today by the IBGE, changed by 0.53% in October, an increase of 0.18 percentage points (p.p.) in relation to the index of September...

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National Index of Civil Construction changes 0.14% in June

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi) changed by 0.14% in June, registering the lowest rate in 2020 and the lowest index in June of the series with exemption, which started in 2013. The rate is 0.3 percentage points below the one registered in the previous month (0.17%) and 0.21 pp below...

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Trade changes -0.3% in September, with negative results in 6 out of 8 sectors

Books, newspapers, magazines and stationery (-1.6%) showed the biggest drop from August to September - Picture: Helena Pontes Retail sales changed -0.3% in September, compared to August, after changing 0.1% in August. In relation to September 2024, the positive result (0.8%) is the sixth one in a row....

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Construction prices slow down and change 0.08% in November

Steel was the material with the biggest cost fluctuation in 2023 - Photo: Carlos Tavares/Agência Pará The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today (12) by the IBGE, showed a change of 0.08% in November, a drop of 0.06 percentage points (pp) in relation to October (0.14%). Thus, in...

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Industrial employment changes 0.2% in July

In July 2013, the total number of salaried employed persons in industry registered a negative change of 0.2% over the immediately previous month, in the seasonally adjusted series. This was the third negative rate in a row in this type of comparison, a cumulative loss of 0.7%. As a consequence, the quarterly...

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After rising for three months, trade registers -0.4% in April

In the seasonally-adjusted series, volume of the retail trade sales stayed at -0.4% in April 2025. The change had been 0.8% in the previous month. The quarterly moving average changed 0.3% in the quarter ended in April. In the seasonally-unadjusted series, the retail trade grew 4.8% over April 2024....

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Industrial employment changes -0.1% in August

In August 2012, the total of employed persons in the industry recorded a negative change of -0.1% against the immediately previous month, in the seasonally adjusted series, after having registered an increase of 0.2% in July. Still concerning the seasonally adjusted series, the quarterly moving average...