Industry sustained Brazilian GDP growth in the first semester
According to a research by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics, the Gross Domestic Product increased by 3.4% during the first six months this year. The industry advanced 4.4%. If taken into consideration only the second quarter, the growth of the industrial sector was of 5.5%. Mineral extraction was one of the top responsible for the result. The study shows that investments in the productive sector are also being made.