Brésil - L'indice économique avancé

The IBC-Br index of economic activity in Brazil advanced 0.17 percent over a month earlier in October 2019, easing from an upwardly revised 0.48 percent rise in September. It was the weakest expansion in economic activity in four months. Year-on-year, the Brazilian economy grew a non-seasonally adjusted 2.13 percent, following a 2.1 percent gain in the prior month.

The IBC-Br index of economic activity in Brazil advanced 0.44 percent over a month earlier in September 2019, following an upwardly revised 0.22 percent increase in the previous period. It was the steepest expansion in economic activity in four months. Considering the third quarter as a whole, the economy expanded 0.91 percent from the second quarter. Year-on-year, the Brazilian economy grew a non-seasonally adjusted 2.1 percent, rebounding from a 0.7 percent contraction in the prior month.

The IBC-Br index of economic activity in Brazil advanced 0.07 percent over a month earlier in August 2019, rebounding from a downwardly revised 0.07 percent fall in July, but slightly below market forecasts of a 0.1 percent gain. Year-on-year, the Brazilian economy shrank a non-seasonally adjusted 0.73 percent, following an upwardly revised 1.62 percent expansion in the previous month.

The IBC-Br index of economic activity in Brazil fell 0.16 percent over a month earlier in July 2019, after an upwardly revised 0.34 percent expansion in June. Year-on-year, the Brazilian economy grew a non-seasonally adjusted 1.31 percent, following a downwardly revised 1.54 percent contraction in the previous month.

The IBC-Br index of economic activity in Brazil advanced 0.3 percent month-over-month in June 2019, compared to an upwardly revised 1.1 percent increase in the previous month and slightly above market expectations of a 0.1 percent gain. Still, The index fell 0.13 percent in the three months to June, indicating that the economy may have slipped into recession following the index’s fall of 0.68% in the first quarter. Year-on-year, economic activity decreased a non-seasonally adjusted 1.8 percent, after an upwardly revised 4.9 percent rise in the previous month.

The IBC-Br index of economic activity in Brazil advanced 0.54 percent month-over-month in May 2019, rebounding from a downwardly revised 0.32 percent contraction in the previous month. It was the steepest expansion in economic activity eleven months. Year-on-year, the Brazilian economy grew a non-seasonally adjusted 4.4 percent, after a downwardly revised 0.48 percent fall in April.