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Inflation in industry stays at 1.94% in July, with increases in 20 of the 24 areas surveyed

Food industry accounted for the main contribution to IPP in July - Photo: José Fernando Ogura/AEN-PR Industry prices rose 1.94% from June to July, a result above the increases rof May and June and the biggest change in the last three months - there was a change of 1.29% in June and 0.99% in May. Cumulative...

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In 2021, per capita household earnings hit lowest level since 2012

Changes in rules of emergency aid and inflation explain drop in household earnings per person in 2021 - Photo: Marcelo Casal Jr/Agência Brasil The household monthly average earnings per person fell 6.9% in 2021 and changed from R$1,454 in 2020 to R$1,353. This is the lowest value in the time series of...

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Retail sales grow 1.1% in February, second increase in a row

Fuels and lubricants increased 5.3% in February - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency The volume of retail sales in the country grew 1.1% in February, compared to the previous month (2.1%), the second consecutive increase. As a result, the sector is 1.2% above the pre-pandemic level, and 4.9% below...

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At 8.4%, unemployment remains stable in quarter ending in January

Employment in agriculture retracted by 272 thousand people in quarter ended in January - Picture: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency The unemployment rate, which measures unemployment in Brazil, stayed at 8.4% in the quarter ended in January. That rate represents a stability in the comparison with the...

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Estimates indicate 2019 will have second biggest grain harvest in current time series

The second estimate for the national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds in 2019 indicates an increase of 1.7% against the 2018 output. As a result, the amount harvested next year is expected to be the second biggest in the time series initiated in 1975. In absolute figures, output is expected to...

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Custos da construção civil desaceleram para 0,38% em outubro (2)

Sinapi confirms the pace of decline in relation to the period of the pandemic - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The National Civil Construction Index (Sinapi), released today (Nov. 10) by the IBGE, rose 0.38% in October, but decelerated 0.06 percentage points (pp) compared to the September rate...

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Harsh climatic conditions can affect 2018 harvest

Grain harvest in Brazil is expected to amount to 220.2 million metric tons, 8.9% below the 2017 estimate (241.6 million metric tons). All that is presented in the first harvest estimate for 2018, released today by the IBGE. According to the survey, decrease may be observed, mainly, in corn (14.3 million...

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Slaughter of hogs and pigs in Q3 is record in time series

Slaughter of hogs and pigs has new record, benefited by exports - Photo:Ari Dias/AEN-PR A total of 13.72 million hogs and pigs were slaughtered in the third quarter of 2021, a record figure in the time series that started in 1997. This figure represents an increase of 7.8% in relation to the same period...

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With services affected by pandemic, GDP of 2020 falls 3.3%

Food services fall 27% and influence GDP retraction in 2020 - Picture: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency In 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the world economy, the Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropped 3.3% after rising 1.2% in 2019. The gross value added of services fell 3.7%, leveraged...

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Employment grows, but salaries fall in Construction Industry in 2020

The infrastructure segment was the one that grew the most in terms of occupancy, with an increase of 10.9% - Photo: Maycon Nunes/AgPará The Construction industry generated R$325.1 billion in value of developments, works and/or services in 2020, of which R$304.4 billion in works and/or services (93.6%)...

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Services sector has high of 1.1% in February

The transportation sector (2.3%) was the one that exerted the greatest positive influence in February - Photo:Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The volume of services grew by 1.1% in February 2023 compared to the previous month, when there was a decrease of 3.0%. Compared to February 2022, the sector increased...

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Industry inflation stays at 5.22% in February, biggest increase since 2014

With a hike of 12.12%, oil refining sector accounted for main impacts on the index - Photo: André Valentim/Petrobras Agency Industry prices rose 5.22% in February from January, biggest increase in the Producer Price Index (IPP) time series, initiated 2014. The index performance in February reached its...

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Industrial production declines in eight of 15 areas surveyed in January compared to December

Sector of petroleum derivatives boosted the negative result of the industry in São Paulo - Photo:Tais Peyneau/Agência Petrobras From December to January, when the industrial production of the country shrank -0.3%, there was retraction in eight of the 15 locations investigated by the Regional Monthly...

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Inflation reaches 0.83% in May, highest rise for May in 25 years

The rise in electricity pressed the IPCA, which registered the highest change for May since 1996 - Photo: Freepik Pressed by the rise in electricity, the inflation reached 0.83% in May, the highest rate for May since 1996, when it hit 1.22%. The result also stayed above the rate of 0.31% recorded in...

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IBGE releases new edition of Political Map of Brazil

Approximate view of the state of Santa Catarina on the new Political Map of Brazil in the 1:2,500,000 scale - Picture: Art over mockup The IBGE releases today (28) the 2021 version of the Political Map of Brazil in the 1:2,500,000 scale, where 1 cm is equivalent to 25 km in the terrain. A cartographic...

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Construction costs decelerate to 0.99% in August

High construction prices back to the levels of August 2020 - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today (September 9) by the IBGE, increased 0.99% in August, 0.90 percentage points below July’s rate (1.89%) and the lowest change since August...

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Industry prices rise 19.40% in 2020, led by food products

Prices of food, such as milk, had an impact on industry inflation in 2020 - Photo: Gilson Abreu/AEN-Paraná In 2020, industry prices rose 19.40%, biggest increase since 2014 and 3.6 times above the annual average of 5.36% between 2014 and 2019. In December, the change was of 0.41% against November, the...

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Unemployment drops in eight Federation Units in the fourth quarter

In the annual comparison, decrease in the unemployment rate was observed in all the Federation Units - Photo: Mário Oliveira (SEMCOM/Manaus) The drop in the unemployment rate in the country was observed by eight of the 27 Federation Units between the 3rd and the 4th quarters of 2022. Whereas the national...

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Inflation in industry reaches 3.28% in August, the highest increase since 2014

Price rise in soybean products played an important part in August's IPP high - Photo: AEN/PR Industry prices rose 3.28% in August compared to July, the highest increase since January 2014, the beginning of the time series of the Producer Price Index (IPP). The result, released today (29) by the IBGE,...

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Construction costs rise 2.46% in June, biggest increase since 2013

Workforce accounted for main contribution, due to collective labor agreements in tes states - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The National Civil Construction Index (Sinapi), released by the IBGE, rose by 2.46% in June and was 0.68 percentage points above the May rate (1.78%). That is the biggest...