Rio de Janeiro – Production of capital goods rose 1.6% from January to February this year, and was the only industrial sector to present a positive result in the period. Durable, semi- and non-durable consumer goods and semi-manufactured goods presented reductions in production. Capital goods include machinery and equipment used in the industrial, agricultural, transport, energy and civil construction productive chain.<\/p>\n
The growth of production of this kind of good may symbolise greater disposition of businessmen to invest, either to increase production or to modernize their companies. “This may represent a good sign [in the face of the negative industrial result, which dropped 2.5% from January to February],” said the coordinator of the Monthly industrial Research of the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE), André Macedo.<\/p>\n
Capital goods have grown 10.9% in the first months of the year as against the end of last year. In comparison with the first two months of 2012, the growth is 13.3%. The sector had presented retraction in the four quarters of 2012, in this kind of comparison.<\/p>\n
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