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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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IBGE officers present works in the 65th World Statistics Congress, in The Hague

IBGE officers and ENCE teachers participated in the World Statistics Congress in the Netherlands - Picture: IBGE Collection As the major international event in the area, the 65th World Statistics Congress brought together, between October 5 and October 9, more than 2,000 delegates from governments, universities...

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National Index of Civil Construction changes 0.88% in August

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi) changed 0.88% in August, an increase of 0.39 percentage points in relation to July (0.49%). In August 2019, the index was 0.44%. Sinapi accumulated an increase of 3.78% in the last 12 months, surpassing the 3.33% of the previous 12 months. In the year,...

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IBGE releases Schedule for the week of July 7-11

Picture: Art over photo by Bel Corção/Brasil com S A new edition of the IBGE Schedule is already available. The document available today (7) includes internal and external meetings, events and appointments of the Presidency, Directorates and Advisories, IBGE State Superintendencies and the National School...

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In September, services sector changes -0.3% against August

In September, the services sector had a negative change of 0.3% compared to August (seasonally-adjusted series), and put an end to four months of fluctuations: May (-3.5%), June (4.9%), July (-2.0%) and August (1.4%). In relation to September 2017 (series without seasonal adjustment), services grew 0.5%,...

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Retail sales grow 0.5% in October

Pharmaceutical products exert the greatest influence on the increase in retail sales compared to October of last year - Photo:Helena Pontes/Agência IBGE Notícias In October 2025, the volume of retail sales in the country grew 0.5% compared to September. This was the first statistically significant increase...

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IBGE proposes ecological approach for regionalization of national territory

Evergreen Seasonal Forest of the Southern Amazon is one of the 15 natural domains of the Amazônia Biome - Picture: Luiz Alberto Dambrós The IBGE launches the experimental geoscientific investigation Terrestrial Natural Regions and Domains of Brazilian Biomes, which shows an unprecedented proposal for...

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Producer Price Index (IPP) changes -0.99% in July

In July 2017, the Producer Price Index (IPP) had a change of -0.99% against the previous month, a lower figure than that observed in the comparison between June and May this year (-0.20%). Among the 24 activities, six increased their prices, against 16 of the previous month. The cumulative indicator...

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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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Industrial employment changes 0.1% in October

In October 2013, the total of industrial employees registered a positive change of 0.1% against the level of the previous month, in the seasonally adjusted series, interrupting five months of negative rates in a row in this kind of comparison. In this period the index accumulated a loss of 1.8%. Still...

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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...

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Industrial employment changes 0.4% in October

Comparing with October 2011, the industrial employment receded 1.2%, with the contingent of employees recording reduction in ten of the fourteen places surveyed. The main negative impact on the overall average was observed in Northeast region (-3.8%), pushed at a great extent by the negative rates recorded...

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National Index of Civil Construction changes 0.25% in April

The National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi changed 0.25% in April, standing 0.10 percentage points below the rate of the previous month (0.35%) and 0.09 percentage points below the April 2019 index (0.34%). The index registered a cumulative change of 1.15% between January and April. The cumulative...

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Producer Price Index (IPP) of May changes 0.12%

In May 2016, the prices of the general industry changed, on average, 0.12% when compared to the previous month's rate, a higher figure than that of April (-0.11%). Among the 24 activities of the mining and quarrying and manufacturing industries, 16 recorded positive price changes, against 13 in the previous...

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In October, services sector changes 0.1% against September

In the seasonally-adjusted series, the services sector changed 0.1% in October against the previous month. In the seasonally-unadjusted series, services rose 1.5% in relation to October 2017. The cumulative index in the year stayed at -0.2%. The cumulative rate in 12 months registered the same percentage...

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National Index of Civil Construction changes 0.49% in July

The National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi changed 0.49% in July, registering its highest rate in 2020. The index accrues a rise of 1.97% between January and July. The cumulative index over the last 12 months was 3.33%, below the rate of 3.52% recorded over the 12 months prior to that period....

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Producer Price Index (IPP) is 0.66% in September

Industrial prices changed 0.66% in September 2024 over August 2024, the eighth positive figure in a row. In this compariosn, 17 out of 24 industrial activities increased their prices. The cumulative index in the year was 5.51%, whereas the cumulative indicator in 12 months stayed at 6.06%. The IPP had...

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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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National Index of Civil Construction changes 0.25% in February

The National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi changed 0.25% in February, standing 0.05 percentage points below the rate of the previous month (0.30%) and 0.04 percentage points above the February 2019 index (0.21%). It accrues 0.55% in the year. Concerning the last 12 months, the rate stayed at 3.95%,...

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Industrial employment changes by -0.1% in January

In January 2015, the seasonally adjusted number of salaried employed persons in industry recorded negative change of 0.1% in comparison with the figure in the previous month, after recording increase of 0.3% last December, when the result interrupted a series of eight negative monthly figures in a row,...