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Volume and nominal revenue of sales increase by 0.4% in July

In July, retail trade in the country recorded, in both volume of sales and nominal revenue, increase of 0.4%... Volume of sales records increase in six out of ten activities surveyed In seasonally adjusted results compared to those in the previous month, six out of the ten activities surveyed recorded...

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Retail sales grow 0.4% in January

In January, the volume of sales of the retail trade in Brazil grew 0.4% and the nominal revenue, 0.9% in relation to December, in the seasonally adjusted series. The figure returned to positive in the volume series, after halting its growth in December (-0.2%). The nominal revenue kept its positive evolution...

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In June, services sector shrinks (-1.0%)

The volume of services in Brazil shrank 1.0% in June 2019, in comparison with the previous month (seasonally-adjusted series), eliminating, thus, the cumulative gain of 0,5% seen between April and May. Compared to June 2018 (non-adjusted series), the volume of services fell 3.6%. Period Change (%) Volume...

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PPM 2019: after two years of decrease, cattle herd size increases by 0.4%

National cattle herd recovers after two straight years of decrease. With a slight increase (0.4%) in 2019, the number of cattle head in the country reached 214.7 million. Mato Grosso tops the ranking, with 31.7 million head of cattle, and accounts for 14.8% of the national overall, but São Félix do Xingu,...

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IBGE: in July, estimate for the 2019 harvest is 5.8%

In July, the national output of cereal, legumes and oilseeds for 2019 was estimated at 239.7 million metric tons, a new record for the output of cereals, legumes and oilseeds in the country, 5.8% (or 13.2 million metric tons) above the 2018 figure (226.5 million metric tons) and 1.6% above the June estimate...

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In July, IBGE forecasts crops 5.7% below 2017's figures

The seventh estimate of 2018 for the national crops of cereals, legumes and oilseeds totaled 226.8 million metric tons, 5.7% lower than that of 2017 (240.6 million metric tons), with decrease of 13.8 million metric tons. The area to be harvested will be of 61.2 million hectares, almost the same as that...

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IPCA-15 of June stays at 0.38% and IPCA-E at 1.36%

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA) changed 0,38% in June and stood below the IPCA-15 of May, which was 0.46%. As a result, the change of IPCA-E (cumulative of IPCA-15) was at 1,36%, above the same quarter of 2012 (1.12%) and closed the first semester of 2013 at 3.45%, quite above the...

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Unemployment stays at 5.8% in May

The number of unemployed persons (jobless people trying to get in the market) in May 2013 was estimated at 1.4 million in the aggregate of the six metropolitan areas surveyed, reflecting stability when compared with April 2013 and also with May last year. The regional analysis registered a stable number...

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In December, industry falls in 12 of 15 places surveyed

In the seasonally-adjusted series, 12 out of the 15 places surveyed registered negative rates in December 2019, in line with the drop of 0.7% of the industrial output. The most intense drops were recorded in Mato Grosso (-4.7%), Rio de Janeiro (-4.3%) and Minas Gerais (-4.1%). The biggest advances were...

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Industrial production down 0,7% in December, closing 2019 with 1.1% cumulative drop

In December 2019, the national industrial production decreased 0.7% compared to the previous month (seasonally adjusted series). It was the second consecutive negative rate, accumulating a 2.4% decrease in this period. In relation to December 2018 (non-adjusted series), the industry fell 1.2%, after...

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In October, trade sales increased 1.4% and nominal revenue, 1.8%

RESULTS BY SUBSECTOR The subsector of Hypermarkets, supermarkets, food products, beverages and tobacco, with change of 12.2% in volume of sales in October, compared to the figure in the same month in the previous year, accounted for the main contribution to the overall retail trade rate (69%) – Table...

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IPCA- E ends the year at 2.96% and IPCA-15 of December is 0.35%

In December, the Extended Consumer Price Index -15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.35%, a figure which is very similar to the November result (0.37%). The Special Extended Consumer Price Index (IPCA-E) ends the year at 2.96%, a rate is which is significantly below that in 2005 (5.88%). For the calculation of...

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In November, IPCA-15 stays at 0.85% - release updated at 9:45am

Period RATE November 2015 0.85% October 2015 0.66% November 2014 0.38% Cumulative in the year 9.42% Cumulative in 12 months 10.28% The Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15)changed 0.85% in November and stayed 0.19 percentage points (p.p.) above the rate of 0.66% of October. In relation...

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Unemployment rate was 5.3% in October

The unemployment rate was estimated at 5.3%, the lowest in a month of October since the beginning of the series... Unemployment rate records stability in four areas in relation to September By area, in the monthly analysis, the unemployment rate (proportion of unemployed persons in relation to the economically-active...

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April estimate points out record harvest of 261.5 million tonnes in 2022

Output estimate of soybeans increased 2% between March and April - Photo: Jaelson Lucas/AEN Paraná According to the April estimate of the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA), released today (12) by the IBGE, the national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds should reach 261.5 million...

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In March, retail trade sales changed by 0.3% and nominal revenue, by 0.5%

Both rates are compared to February, in the seasonally adjusted series. In comparison with results in March 2008, both volume and nominal revenue of sales increased, by 1.8% and 7.8%, respectively. In the first quarter, these indicators increased by 3.8% and 9.9%. In the last twelve months, volume and...

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Inflation in industry decelerates to 1.39% in November after record increase

Food industry prices records cumulative increase of 32.01% in 2020 - Geraldo Bubniak/AEN-PR Industry prices rose 1.39% in November 2020 against the previous month. Despite the increase, there was deceleration from the October result, when the index had recorded its biggest increase in the time series...

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PAIC 2014: valor das obras na indústria da construção recua 0,8% em relação a 2013 (2)

In 2014, the Annual Survey of Construction Industry (PAIC) of the IBGE found that the sector's enterprises made real state development, construction works and services amounting to R$ 382.0 billion, with a reduction of 0.8%, in real terms, in relation to 2013. In 2014, there were 119 thousand active...

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Industrial employment falls by 0.9% in April

In April 2015, the number of salaried employed persons in industry recorded decrease of 0.9% in comparison with the figure in the previous month, in the seasonally adjusted series. It is the fourth negative result in a row, with cumulative decrease of 2.1% in the period. With these results, the quarterly...

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In January, industry grows in 13 of the 15 surveyed places

In January 2020, in the seasonally-adjusted series, 13 of the 15 places surveyed showed positive rates, following the growth (0.9%) of the national industry. The biggest advances were in Bahia (10.3%) and in Pernambuco (8.7%). On the other hand, Pará had the strongest fall in January (-4.2%). Mato Grosso...