Tag: IBGE

• Wednesday, October 2nd 2019 - 09:48 UTC

  Brazilian industrial production rose in August at its fastest pace in over a year

  

  Industrial production in Brazil rose in August at its fastest pace in more than a year, official figures on Tuesday showed, a sign that Latin America’s largest economy may slowly be turning a corner after flirting with recession earlier in the year.

• Tuesday, September 10th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  August inflation in Brazil below target, with room for further rate cuts

  

  Consumer price inflation in Brazil was well contained in August, as forecast, reinforcing expectations of deeper interest rate cuts by the central bank as it tries to fire up economic growth.

• Friday, August 9th 2019 - 10:41 UTC

  Brazil’s July 12-month inflation 3.22%, and below the 4.5% target

  

  Brazil's inflation rate in July was 0.19%, the lowest rate recorded for that month since 2014, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said on Thursday.

• Saturday, May 4th 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Brazilian industrial production down 1.3% in March and 6.1% from a year ago

  

  Brazil’s industrial production fell 1.3% in March from the month before, statistics agency IBGE said on Friday, a steeper fall than economists had expected and another indication of the economy’s sub-par performance in the first quarter.

• Saturday, December 1st 2018 - 10:24 UTC

  Brazilian economy accelerates in the third quarter

  

  The Brazilian economy accelerated sharply in the third quarter as record-low interest rates and a one-off government-led boost helped it bounce back from the impact of a nationwide truckers’ strike. Gross domestic product rose 0.8% from the second quarter and 1.4% from the third quarter of 2017, government statistics agency IBGE said on Friday.

• Friday, August 31st 2018 - 09:01 UTC

  Unemployment in Brazil falls slightly in July to 12.3%

  

  Brazil's unemployment rate dipped slightly in July, as expected, extending a slow and bumpy labor market recovery as pivotal presidential elections loom.

• Thursday, July 5th 2018 - 08:16 UTC

  Brazil industrial production plummets in May on truckers strike

  

  Industrial output in Brazil plummeted in May at the sharpest pace in a decade, highlighting the deep impact of a nationwide truckers' strike in the final weeks of that month. Production fell 10.9% from April, government statistics agency IBGE said on Wednesday, the largest decline since December 2008.

• Saturday, June 9th 2018 - 08:29 UTC

  Brazilian consumer prices climb 0.4% in May; impact of truckers strike and fuel prices expected in June

  

  Brazil's 12-month inflation accelerated in May from April amid strong fuel prices. Consumer prices rose 0.40% in the month, compared with an increase of 0.22% in April, statistics agency IBGE said on Friday. The consumer price index advanced 2.86% in May from a year earlier, up from April's 2.76% pace.

• Wednesday, June 6th 2018 - 08:38 UTC

  Brazil industrial production returned to positive growth during April

  

  Brazilian industrial production increased 0.8% in April, marking a return to positive growth after dropping by 0.1% in March, the government announced on Tuesday. According to the report by Brazil's statistics bureau, IBGE, the industrial sector has grown 4.5% so far in 2018.

• Saturday, May 5th 2018 - 09:05 UTC

  Brazilian recovery stalls as industrial output falls 0.1% in March

  

  Industrial output in Brazil contracted unexpectedly in March, the latest in a string of weak data suggesting a recovery in Latin America's largest economy hit a bump in the first quarter. Production fell 0.1% from February, government statistics agency IBGE announced.