RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Industrial production in Brazil shrank in ten of the 15 states surveyed by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) from January to February of this year. The biggest drops were observed in Ceará (-7.7%), Pará (-7.4%), and Bahia (-5.8%), according to data released today (8).
The states of Paraná (-2.5%), Santa Catarina (-1.5%), São Paulo (-1.3%), Rio Grande do Sul (-1.1%), Pernambuco (-1.1%), and Amazonas (-0.9%) also showed decreases in production. The Northeast Region, the only one analyzed as a whole, had a loss of 2.6% in the period.
On the other hand, five states recorded an increase: Mato Grosso (7.3%), Espírito Santo (4.6%), Goiás (2%), Rio de Janeiro (1.9%), and Minas Gerais (0.5%).
Other comparisons
In comparison with February 2020, declines were also observed in ten of the 15 locations, with Bahia (-20.9%), Pará (-11.4%), and Espírito Santo (-10.1%) standing out. Five places had increased, the largest of which was in Santa Catarina (8.1%) and Rio Grande do Sul (7.9%).
Year to date, eight of the 15 places recorded an increase, the most accentuated being in Santa Catarina (9.5%) and Rio Grande do Sul (8.4%). Among the seven locations with a drop, the largest was observed in Bahia (-18%).
In the accumulated production for the past 12 months, 13 production sites showed losses, with Espírito Santo standing out (-14.1%). Two states had positive results: Pernambuco (3%) and Pará (0.1%).
Source: Agencia Brasil