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National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.73% in June

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), calculated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, changed by 0.73% in June, being 0.53 percentage points below the May rate (1.26%). Considering the first semester of 2015, the result was 3.15%. The last 12 months recorded a rate of 5.66%, above the 5.51%...

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In June, industry grows in eight of the 15 areas surveyed

In June 2024, national industrial production increased by 4.1% from May, in the seasonally adjusted series, and eight of the 15 areas surveyed recorded positive rates. The main increases were found in Rio Grande do Sul (34.9%) and Pará (9.7%). The Northeast Region (-6.0%), Bahia (-5.4%) and Pernambuco...

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In 2014, GDP changes 0.1% and reaches R$ 5.52 trillion

In relation to the third quarter, the GDP of the fourth quarter of 2014 grew 0.3%, in the seasonally adjusted series. Agriculture had an expansion of 1.8%, Industry remained virtually unchanged (-0.1%) and Services grew 0.3%. In the comparison with the fourth quarter of 2013, the GDP changed 0.2%: the...

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New edition of National Atlas reveals Brazilian territory changes

IBGE releases today the Milton Santos National Atlas of Brazil, which updates the geographical information about the Brazilian territory. The piece articulates texts and satellite images obtained by advanced techniques, enabling an enlarged observation of the complex reality of the country. The Atlas...

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National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.58% in August

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), estimated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, posted a change of 0.58% in August, 6.73 percentage points above July’s rate (-6.15%), when the tax exemption (pursuant to law no 12.844, enacted on July 19, 2013) exerted an impact on the payroll of the civil...

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National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.54% in September

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), estimated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, posted a change of 0.54% in September, 0.04 percentage points below August's rate (0.58%). The cumulative change (January to September) was negative (-1.21%), while in the same period of 2012 it was at 4.38%....

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National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.44% in February

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), estimated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, posted a change of 0,44% in February, very close to January's rate in 2014 (0.45%). The result of the last twelve months was 0.51%, below the 0.79% recorded in the previous twelve months. In February 2013,...

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IPCA-15 changes by 0.22% in April

This month, Extended National Consumer Price Index -15 (IPCA-15) has changed by 0.22%. This rate is almost half as the March figure (0.41%). The accumulated rates are 1.62%, in the first four months of the year, and 3.00%, in the last twelve months. The lower rise of prices of food products was the main...

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Inflation in industry stands at -0.54% in November, fourth negative change

Chemical industry stood out with the highest change (-4.41%) and the main influence (-0.41 p.p.) on the result of November - Photo: Freepik Prices of industry dropped 0.54% in November from October, fourth consecutive negative change of the Producer Price Index (IPP). In spite of th recent negative results,...

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IPCA-15 changes by 0.41% in March

The National Consumer Price Index -15 (IPCA-15) in March is slightly lower than in February (0.46%) and the index accumulated in the last twelve months is 2.95%. The IPCA-E accumulated in the first quarter of 2007 is 1.40%. Food products are the main contribution to the March index. School fares, which...

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Services change by 0.2% in June and close first semester at 4.7%

Cargo transportation hit the peak of the time series in June - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The volume of services rendered in the country changed by 0.2% from May to June. That is the second positive rate in a row for this sector, which has a cumulative increase of 1.6% in the period. As a...

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Volume of services grows 1.0% in September

In the seasonally-adjusted series, volume of services in Brazil increased 1.0% in September 2024 against August. With this result, the services sector renewed the peak of the time series and it was 16.4% above the pre-pandemic level (February 2020). Period Change (%) Volume Nominal Revenue September 24...

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National Index of Construction changes by 0.66% in June

The National Index of Construction (Sinapi), calculated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, underwent a 0.66% change in June, and decreased 0.95 percentage points compared to the May figure (1.61%). The current index has increased in comparison with that in June 2009 (0.35%). The index accumulated from...

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National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.25% in September

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), estimated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, recorded a change of 0.25% in September, dropping 0.54 percentage points in relation to August (0.79%). Considering the period from January to September of 2012, the rate of 4.64% is below that of the same...

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National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.34% in October

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), estimated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, recorded a change of 0.34% in October, advancing 0.09 percentage points in relation to September (0.25%). Considering the period from January to October 2012, the rate of 4.99% is below that of the same period...

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Retail sales are stable with a change of -0.1% in August

Hypermarket and supermarket activities (0.2%) and pharmaceutical products (-0.3%) hold retail sales stable - Photo: Eduardo Peret/IBGE News Agency The volume of retail sales in the country showed stability from July to August, registering a change of -0.1%. However, this is the third consecutive month...

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Volume of services increases by 1.2% in July

In July 2024, volume of services in Brazil recorded an increase of 1.2% from June, in the seasonally adjusted series, second positive result in a row, a period with a cumulative increase of 2.9% (June-July). Period Change (%) Volume Nominal Revenue July 24 / June 24* 1.2 2.1 July 24 / July 23 4.3 10.8...

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IPCA-15 changes by 0.27% in May

The Extended Consumer Price Index – 15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.27% in May and was above the index of April (0.17%), with rates of 1.85% accumulated in the year and of 4.31% in the last 12 months. The hike of medicines (2.45%) was the main cause of the increase of the index from April to May. Having contributed...

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National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.79% in August

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), estimated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, recorded a change of 0.79% in August, up 0.50 percentage points in relation to July (0.29%). The index acceleration is a result of the collective agreements made in August. Compared with August of 2011 (0.14%),...

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In February, services sector changes by 0.7% over January's figure

Period Volume Nominal revenue February 2017 / January 2016 0.7% 0.2% February 2017 / February 2016 -5,1% 0.5% Cumulative in 2017 -4.3% 1.3% Cumulative in 12 months -5.0% 0.0% In February, the services sector recorded increase of 0.7% in the volume of services rendered, in comparison with the result of...