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Brazil inflation in May rises above 8pc, highest since Sept 2016
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Brazil inflation in May rises above 8pc, highest since Sept 2016

  • The 0.8% monthly rate of inflation was also the highest for any May since 1996, statistics agency IBGE said, adding that all nine categories surveyed showed rising prices in the month.
  • The monthly rate rose from 0.3% in April, IBGE said, again more than the 0.7% rise economists in the Reuters poll had forecast.
Published 09 Jun, 2021 06:59pm
Most Latam currencies rise; Colombian peso at 5-week high
Markets

Most Latam currencies rise; Colombian peso at 5-week high

  • The real was up 0.4% and the Bovespa stock index also extended gains to a sixth straight session and hit an all-time high of 128,620.25.
  • "That said, the latest surveys suggest that activity in the industrial sector hasn't picked up to the same extent as other parts of the economy."
Updated 02 Jun, 2021 08:13pm
Brazil services activity shrinks in Q1, back below pre-pandemic levels
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Brazil services activity shrinks in Q1, back below pre-pandemic levels

  • The services sector shrank by a seasonally adjusted 4.0% on the month, government statistics agency IBGE said, more than the median estimate in a Reuters poll of economists of a 3.2% fall.
  • It was the first decline in activity in 10 months, IBGE said, and meant the sector is 2.8% smaller than it was in February last year just before the pandemic struck.
Published 12 May, 2021 06:44pm
Brazil industrial output falls in March for second month, but less than expected
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Brazil industrial output falls in March for second month, but less than expected

  • The 2.4% fall in industrial output in March was less than the median estimate in a Reuters poll of economists for a 3.5% decline, although February's figure was revised lower to a 1.0% fall.
  • Fifteen of the 26 sectors surveyed saw a decline in production on the month, including a 14.1% fall in clothing output, IBGE said.
Published 05 May, 2021 06:14pm
Brazilian inflation bubbles as annual March PPI hits record 33.5pc
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Brazilian inflation bubbles as annual March PPI hits record 33.5pc

  • The annual rate of factory gate inflation in Latin America's largest economy rose to 33.5% from 28.5%, the highest level since statistics agency IBGE's data series began in January 2014.
  • The accumulated rate of inflation in the first quarter of the year was also a record for the January-March period, rising to 14.1% from 8.9% in the three months to February, IBGE said
Published 04 May, 2021 07:51pm
Brazil services activity jumps 3.7pc in Feb, third biggest rise in a decade
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Brazil services activity jumps 3.7pc in Feb, third biggest rise in a decade

  • The services sector grew by a seasonally adjusted 3.7% on the month, government statistics agency IBGE said, more than double the median estimate of 1.5% expansion in a Reuters poll of economists.
  • It was the ninth month of expansion, IBGE said, and the third largest since the series began in 2011. Services sector output in February was down a non-seasonally adjusted 2.0% from a year earlier.
Published 15 Apr, 2021 07:50pm
Brazil March inflation 6.1pc, highest since 2016
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Brazil March inflation 6.1pc, highest since 2016

  • The annual rate of consumer inflation rose to 6.10% from 5.20% in February, statistics agency IBGE said, slightly below the 6.20% median forecast in a Reuters poll of economists but the highest since December 2016.
  • The central bank's year-end goal is 3.75%, with a 1.5 percentage point margin of error on either side. These figures show inflation is well above even the 5.25% upper limit of that range.
Published 09 Apr, 2021 07:27pm
Surprise Brazil industrial output fall in Feb highlights deeper GDP funk
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Surprise Brazil industrial output fall in Feb highlights deeper GDP funk

  • February's 0.7% fall in industrial output was significantly weaker than the median estimate in a Reuters poll of economists for a 0.4% rise. The following chart shows that several months of slowing growth have finally turned into outright decline.
  • Statistics agency IBGE said the year-on-year rise was 0.4%, also well below the Reuters poll forecast of 1.5% growth.
Published 01 Apr, 2021 08:09pm
Brazil services confidence in March slumps to lowest since last June: survey
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Brazil services confidence in March slumps to lowest since last June: survey

  • The Getulio Vargas Foundation's (FGV) services sector confidence index fell 5.6 points to 77.6 points in March, the third consecutive decline and the lowest since June's 71.7.
  • The index remains well above last April's record low 51.5, but on the other hand it is falling further below the pre-pandemic level of 94.4 in February last year.
Published 29 Mar, 2021 07:23pm
Brazil IBC-Br economic activity index jumps 1pc in January
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Brazil IBC-Br economic activity index jumps 1pc in January

  • The IBC-Br economic activity index, a leading indicator of gross domestic product, rose a seasonally adjusted 1.04% in December, significantly more than the 0.4% increase forecast in the Reuters poll. It was down 0.46% versus January last year.
Published 15 Mar, 2021 05:46pm
Brazil industrial output rises in January, but at slowest pace in nine months
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Brazil industrial output rises in January, but at slowest pace in nine months

  • January's 0.4% increase in industrial output was exactly in line with the median estimate in a Reuters poll of economists, while the year-on-year rise of 2.0% was slightly below the poll forecast of 2.2% growth.
  • "Industry kept up its positive performance, but decelerated in January," said IBGE survey manager Andre Macedo.
Published 05 Mar, 2021 05:48pm
Brazil GDP down 4.1pc in 2020, less than forecast
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Brazil GDP down 4.1pc in 2020, less than forecast

  • Latin America's largest economy grew by 3.2% in the fourth quarter, according to official statistics agency IBGE, more than the 2.8% median estimate in a Reuters poll of economists.
  • The 3.2% expansion in the fourth quarter was led by 2.7% growth in services, 3.4% expansion in household consumption, and a 20% surge in fixed business investment, IBGE said.
Published 03 Mar, 2021 06:04pm
Brazilian stocks, currency fall as tax hikes spook investors
Markets

Brazilian stocks, currency fall as tax hikes spook investors

  • The US dollar strengthened about 2% against the real, sending the Brazilian currency to a three-month low despite a central bank auction selling $1 billion in the spot market.
  • The benchmark Bovespa equities index fell as much 2.7% in morning trade, with all but one of its constituent companies in the red, before paring losses to 1.3% by midday.
Published 02 Mar, 2021 09:07pm
Brazil unemployment rate falls to 13.9pc in quarter through December
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Brazil unemployment rate falls to 13.9pc in quarter through December

  • The average unemployment rate last year was 13.5%, IBGE said, up from 11.9% the year before and the highest since the series began eight years ago.
  • The IBGE figures showed 86.2 million Brazilians had work, up 4.5%, or 3.7 million people, from the July-September period, although still down 8.9%, or 8.4 million people, from the same period a year earlier.
Published 26 Feb, 2021 06:05pm
Brazil public sector debt rises to record 89.7pc of GDP in January
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Brazil public sector debt rises to record 89.7pc of GDP in January

  • The public sector surplus excluding interest payments of 58.4 billion reais was more than the 50 billion reais surplus forecast in a Reuters poll of economists, and the overall deficit in the 12 months through January was worth 9.4% of gross domestic product.
Published 26 Feb, 2021 05:58pm
Brazil current account deficit 0.65pc of GDP, smallest in 13 years
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Brazil current account deficit 0.65pc of GDP, smallest in 13 years

  • The current account deficit of 0.65% of gross domestic product in the 12 months to January was down from 0.87% the previous month and the smallest since February, 2008, central bank figures showed.
  • Brazil's current account deficit in the month of January was $7.25 billion, the second deficit in a row and slightly less than the $7.75 billion shortfall forecast in a Reuters poll of economists.
Published 24 Feb, 2021 08:02pm
Brazil mid-February inflation highest in four years
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Brazil mid-February inflation highest in four years

  • That was down from the 0.78% rate of monthly inflation in January, but higher than the median forecast in a Reuters poll of 0.46% and enough to push the annual rate of inflation up to 4.57%.
  • Prices rose in six of the nine groups of goods and services covered by IBGE. Transport costs rose 1.1% in the month, accounting for almost half of the overall monthly increase.
Published 24 Feb, 2021 06:27pm
Brazil 2021 inflation forecasts revised up, central bank target in spotlight
World

Brazil 2021 inflation forecasts revised up, central bank target in spotlight

  • Banco Itau's economics team, led by chief economist Mario Mesquita, on Friday raised its 2021 inflation forecast to 3.8% from 3.6%, citing strong industrial price pressures.
  • We emphasize that the (upward) pressure of industrial costs is also being seen in other economies, given the robust demand recovery after coronavirus shock and surging commodity prices.
Published 19 Feb, 2021 08:49pm