The processing industries will not grow this year, according to a director of the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo. Employment levels were down 1.14% in April compared with March.
Author: Agência Brasil
A survey conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture estimates the gross value of the 20 main crops this year at US$ 106.8 billion. The forecast is lower than the 2011 result.
A Central Bank research with financial sector analysts show greater expectations of GDP growth for this year, from 3.23% to 3.22%.
Of the 193 member countries of the United Nations, 183 have already confirmed presence in the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, to take place in Rio next month.
Employment in Brazilian industry dropped 0.4% in March as against February, and 1.2% over the same period in 2011, according to the IBGE.
Power generation increased by 5.3% in April 2012 compared with April 2011, mostly due to industrial demand.
This year, 50.45 million bags will be harvested, according to the National Food Supply Company. The figure exceeds the record set in 2002-2003.
The Brazil Commodities Index increased by 0.58% in April compared with March, according to the Central Bank. Over a 12-month period, the index dropped by 5.21%.
Industrial revenues increased by 0.9% in Brazil in March as against February, but the use of installed capacity dropped by 0.5 percentage point, according to the National Confederation of Industries.
The president of the International Red Cross has called for extra funding of US$ 27 million for the organisation to maintain humanitarian aid in Syria. The country has been in conflict for 14 months.
Automobile manufacturing dropped by 15.5% in April compared with March, according to the National Association of Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea). A total of 260,200 new units were made.
Finance market projections have been slightly altered. The estimate for growth of the Brazilian GDP is now 3.23%.
The equivalent volumes of oil and gas were obtained by Brazil in March. The performance in the country represented a 5% reduction over February.
According to the company’s president Graça Foster, recent oil discoveries have increased its interest in the continent even further. Petrobras already operates in seven African countries.
