Fruit output in Brazil amounted to BRL 33.3 billion, the highest sum since record-taking began in 1974. The data are from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
Author: Agência Brasil
Financial institutions polled by the Brazilian Central Bank believe that prices will be raised by 3.08% this year. Last week’s inflation forecast was of 3.14%.
The growth was over the year’s first three months. The data is from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The amount of animals slaughtered in quarter two was down 3.1% regarding cattle and 4.5% for poultry compared with Q2 2016 figures.
The search for flights abroad among Brazilian airlines increased 19% in July over the same month of last year, according to the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC).
According to an indicator tracked by think tank Fundação Getulio Vargas slid by 2.8 points in quarter two from quarter one this year. It gauges the investment plans of industrial business owners.
The Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said 240.9 million tons will be harvested in the country this year. Despite the bigger crop than last year’s, the estimate from August is smaller than the one from July.
The company said the sale of one unit in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and one in Paraná is now underway as part of its divestment plan.
The financial market increased its forecast for the Brazilian economy in 2017 for the third consecutive time. It expects the GDP to grow 0.6% this year.
Prices went down 2.06% over July, according to a survey by the Brazilian Central Bank (BC). The data considers the price of six Brazilian primary products sold abroad.
The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA), index of the official inflation rate, stood at 0.19% in August and now is at 1.62% in the year’s first eight months.
Industrial output increased 0.8% over June, the fourth consecutive expansion in this type of comparison, according to survey by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
Production averaged 115 million cubic meters per day in July, exceeding the previous record from December 2016.
The country’s economy increased by 0.2% over the year’s first three months and 0.3% over the same period of 2016. Over four quarters, however, there was a decline.
