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Brazil national industry varies 0.1% in March and accumulates a 3.1% increase in 2026
From agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br
Industrial production registered growth for the third consecutive month, showing a positive variation of 0.1% from February to March. During this period, the sector accumulated an expansion of 3.1%. With these results, industrial production is 3.3% above the pre-pandemic level (February 2020); but still 13.9% below the record level reached in May 2011. The data are from the Monthly Industrial Survey (PIM), released today (06), by IBGE. Compared to March of the previous year, the industry expanded by 4.3%, after contracting by 0.7% in February and advancing by 0.2% in January 2026, when it interrupted three ... (full story)