US ECONOMICS

BLS. March 14, 2017. PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - FEBRUARY 2017

The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.3 percent in February, seasonally 
adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices rose 0.6 
percent in January and 0.2 percent in December. (See table A.) On an unadjusted basis, the final 
demand index climbed 2.2 percent for the 12 months ended February 2017, the largest advance 
since a 2.4-percent increase in the 12 months ended March 2012.

In February, over 80 percent of the advance in the final demand index is attributable to a 0.4-
percent increase in prices for final demand services. The index for final demand goods moved up 
0.3 percent.

Prices for final demand less foods, energy, and trade services rose 0.3 percent in February, the 
largest increase since a 0.3-percent advance in April 2016. For the 12 months ended in February, 
the index for final demand less foods, energy, and trade services climbed 1.8 percent.

Final Demand

Final demand services: The index for final demand services moved up 0.4 percent in February, the 
largest advance since a 0.4-percent increase in June 2016. Nearly 70 percent of the February rise can 
be traced to prices for final demand services less trade, transportation, and warehousing, which 
climbed 0.5 percent. The indexes for final demand trade services and for final demand transportation 
and warehousing services advanced 0.4 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively.

Product detail: In February, a major factor in the increase in prices for final demand services was the 
index for traveler accommodation services, which rose 4.3 percent. The indexes for chemicals and 
allied products wholesaling; legal services; apparel wholesaling; health, beauty, and optical goods 
retailing; and architectural and engineering services also moved higher. In contrast, the index for 
automotive fuels and lubricants retailing fell 10.0 percent. Prices for wireless telecommunication 
services and for securities brokerage, dealing, and investment advice also decreased. (See table 4.)

Final demand goods: Prices for final demand goods moved up 0.3 percent in February, the sixth 
consecutive rise. Over half of the broad-based February increase can be traced to the index for final 
demand energy, which advanced 0.6 percent. Prices for final demand foods and for final demand 
goods less foods and energy moved up 0.3 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively. 

Product detail: Nearly 70 percent of the February increase in prices for final demand goods is 
attributable to the index for electric power, which climbed 1.6 percent. Prices for fresh and dry 
vegetables, jet fuel, liquefied petroleum gas, pharmaceutical preparations, and residual fuels also 
rose. Conversely, the index for gasoline fell 2.5 percent. Prices for beef and veal and for search, 
detection, navigation, and guidance systems and equipment also decreased.

Table A. Monthly and 12-month percent changes in selected final demand price indexes, seasonally adjusted

Month	Total final demand	Final demand less foods, energy, and trade	Final demand goods				Final demand services				Change in final demand from 12 months ago (unadj.)	Change in final demand less foods, energy, and trade from 12 mo. ago (unadj.)
			Total	Foods	Energy	Less foods and energy	Total	Trade	Transportation and warehousing	Other
2016
Feb.	-0.2	0.1	-0.6	-0.1	-3.9	0.1	0.0	-0.4	-0.3	0.2	0.1	0.9
Mar.	-0.2	0.0	0.0	-1.2	0.9	0.1	-0.3	-0.8	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.9
Apr.	0.3	0.3	0.4	-0.4	1.8	0.3	0.2	0.2	-0.1	0.3	0.2	1.0
May	0.2	-0.1	0.7	0.4	2.9	0.2	0.0	0.2	-0.5	-0.1	0.0	1.0
June	0.5	0.2	0.7	0.4	2.7	0.2	0.4	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.2	1.0
July	-0.1	0.2	-0.2	-0.7	-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.8	0.4	0.4	0.0	1.0
Aug.	-0.2	0.1	-0.3	-1.1	-0.9	0.2	-0.2	-0.7	-0.3	0.1	0.0	1.2
Sept.	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.5	1.5	0.1	0.3	0.7	-0.7	0.2	0.6	1.3
Oct.(1)	0.3	0.1	0.3	-0.8	2.7	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.8	0.0	1.1	1.5
Nov.(1)	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	-0.1	0.3	0.1	-0.2	0.8	0.1	1.3	1.8
Dec.	0.2	0.1	0.6	0.5	1.8	0.3	0.1	0.0	-0.3	0.1	1.6	1.7
2017
Jan.	0.6	0.2	1.0	0.0	4.7	0.4	0.3	0.9	1.1	-0.1	1.6	1.6
Feb.	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.5	2.2	1.8
Footnotes(1) Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release may differ from those previously reported because data for October 2016 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.

Intermediate Demand by Commodity Type

Within intermediate demand in February, prices for processed goods advanced 0.4 percent, the index 
for unprocessed goods fell 0.2 percent, and prices for services climbed 0.5 percent. (See tables B and 
C.)

Processed goods for intermediate demand: The index for processed goods for intermediate 
demand moved up 0.4 percent in February, the sixth consecutive increase. About 80 percent of the 
February rise is attributable to a 0.5-percent advance in prices for processed materials less foods and 
energy. The index for processed energy goods climbed 0.6 percent. In contrast, prices for processed 
foods and feeds edged down 0.1 percent. For the 12 months ended in February, prices for processed 
goods for intermediate demand increased 5.0 percent, the largest advance since a 5.7-percent rise in 
the 12 months ended December 2011.

Product detail: A major factor in the February advance in the index for processed goods for 
intermediate demand was prices for primary basic organic chemicals, which increased 4.3 percent. 
The indexes for electric power, cold rolled steel sheet and strip, residual fuels, rubber and rubber 
products, and lubricating oil base stocks also moved higher. Conversely, prices for beef and veal fell 
3.7 percent. The indexes for gasoline and ethanol also decreased. (See table 5.)

Unprocessed goods for intermediate demand: Prices for unprocessed goods for intermediate 
demand declined 0.2 percent in February following a 3.8-percent rise in January. The decrease can be 
attributed to a 4.3-percent drop in the index for unprocessed energy materials. In contrast, prices for 
unprocessed foodstuffs and feedstuffs and for unprocessed nonfood materials less energy advanced 
2.2 percent and 1.4 percent, respectively. For the 12 months ended in February, the index for 
unprocessed goods for intermediate demand jumped 19.4 percent, the largest 12-month advance 
since a 20.0-percent rise in September 2011.

Product detail: Leading the February decrease in the index for unprocessed goods for intermediate 
demand, prices for natural gas fell 18.0 percent. The indexes for coal, hay and hayseeds, raw milk, 
ungraded chicken eggs, and strawberries also moved lower. Conversely, prices for slaughter barrows 
and gilts advanced 18.2 percent. The indexes for crude petroleum and wastepaper also increased.

Table B. Monthly and 12-month percent changes in selected intermediate demand price indexes for goods by commodity type, seasonally adjusted

Month	Processed goods for intermediate demand					Unprocessed goods for intermediate demand
	Total	Foods and feeds	Energy goods	Less foods and energy	Total, change from 12 months ago (unadj.)	Total	Foodstuffs and feedstuffs	Energy materials	Nonfood materials less energy	Total, change from 12 months ago (unadj.)
2016
Feb.	-0.8	0.4	-3.6	-0.3	-5.8	-1.7	-0.6	-5.8	0.7	-16.4
Mar.	-0.1	-0.4	0.1	0.0	-5.5	1.3	-1.2	3.6	2.6	-14.4
Apr.	0.4	-0.4	1.4	0.3	-4.6	2.2	-2.1	8.3	3.6	-13.0
May	0.8	1.0	2.9	0.3	-4.5	2.9	-0.4	7.6	3.4	-12.8
June	0.8	1.3	3.5	0.2	-4.1	2.5	1.3	6.4	-0.2	-10.8
July	0.2	-0.4	0.6	0.1	-3.7	0.8	-2.1	5.6	0.6	-7.6
Aug.	-0.1	-1.1	-1.3	0.3	-3.0	-2.1	-2.1	-4.0	0.3	-6.5
Sept.	0.3	-0.3	1.7	0.1	-1.3	-0.6	-2.1	2.7	-2.0	-4.9
Oct.(1)	0.3	-0.9	1.5	0.2	-0.6	-0.7	-5.9	5.8	-1.3	-4.4
Nov.(1)	0.4	0.4	-0.3	0.5	0.2	-0.2	2.8	-5.0	2.3	0.2
Dec.	0.4	0.6	1.7	0.2	1.8	8.4	6.0	14.9	3.5	13.2
2017
Jan.	1.1	0.5	4.9	0.3	3.8	3.8	2.2	6.7	3.2	17.6
Feb.	0.4	-0.1	0.6	0.5	5.0	-0.2	2.2	-4.3	1.4	19.4
Footnotes(1) Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release may differ from those previously reported because data for October 2016 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.

Services for intermediate demand: The index for services for intermediate demand moved up 0.5 
percent in February, the largest increase since a 1.3-percent advance in January 2016. Two-thirds of 
the broad-based rise in February can be traced to prices for services less trade, transportation, and 
warehousing for intermediate demand, which climbed 0.5 percent. The indexes for trade services for 
intermediate demand and for transportation and warehousing services for intermediate demand both 
increased 0.6 percent. For the 12 months ended in February, prices for services for intermediate 
demand rose 2.0 percent. 

Product detail: About one-quarter of the February advance in the index for services for intermediate 
demand is attributable to a 2.6-percent jump in prices for legal services. The indexes for chemicals 
and allied products wholesaling, business loans (partial), architectural and engineering services, 
nonresidential real estate rents, and U.S. postal services also moved higher. In contrast, prices for 
securities brokerage, dealing, and investment advice fell 1.4 percent. The indexes for television 
advertising time sales and for hardware, building materials, and supplies retailing also declined.

Table C. Monthly and 12-month percent changes in selected intermediate demand price indexes for services by commodity type, seasonally adjusted

Month	Services for intermediate demand
	Total	Trade	Transportation and warehousing	Other	Total, change from 12 months ago (unadj.)
2016
Feb.	0.2	-0.3	0.2	0.4	1.9
Mar.	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	1.6
Apr.	0.0	-0.1	-0.4	0.1	1.1
May	-0.1	0.3	-0.1	-0.3	1.1
June	0.4	1.1	0.2	0.4	1.4
July	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.5	1.7
Aug.	-0.2	-1.6	0.0	0.2	1.3
Sept.	-0.1	-0.3	-0.7	0.1	1.8
Oct.(1)	0.1	-0.2	0.3	0.0	2.4
Nov.(1)	0.1	0.1	0.8	0.1	2.3
Dec.	0.4	1.1	0.2	0.3	2.5
2017
Jan.	0.3	-0.2	-0.2	0.4	1.5
Feb.	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	2.0
Footnotes(1) Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release may differ from those previously reported because data for October 2016 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.

Intermediate Demand by Production Flow

Stage 4 intermediate demand: Prices for stage 4 intermediate demand increased 0.5 percent in 
February, the sixth straight rise. In February, the index for total services inputs to stage 4 
intermediate demand climbed 0.8 percent, and prices for total goods inputs moved up 0.3 percent. 
(See table D.) Advances in the indexes for chemicals and allied products wholesaling, legal services, 
architectural and engineering services, electric power, business loans (partial), and nonresidential real 
estate rents outweighed decreases in the indexes for securities brokerage, dealing, and investment 
advice; hardware, building materials, and supplies retailing; and gasoline. (See table 6.) For the 12 
months ended in February, prices for stage 4 intermediate demand increased 2.6 percent, the largest 
rise since a 2.9-percent jump in the 12 months ended February 2012.

Stage 3 intermediate demand: Prices for stage 3 intermediate demand climbed 0.8 percent in 
February, the fourth consecutive advance. In February, the index for total goods inputs to stage 3 
intermediate demand jumped 1.1 percent, and prices for total services inputs moved up 0.6 percent. 
Increases in the indexes for slaughter barrows and gilts, slaughter chickens, chemicals and allied 
products wholesaling, primary basic organic chemicals, jet fuel, and asphalt outweighed declines in 
prices for gasoline; raw milk; and securities brokerage, dealing, and investment advice. For the 12 
months ended in February, the index for stage 3 intermediate demand rose 3.9 percent, the largest 
advance since a 4.3-percent jump in the 12 months ended January 2012.

Stage 2 intermediate demand: The index for stage 2 intermediate demand was unchanged in 
February following a 1.2-percent increase a month earlier. In February, prices for total services 
inputs to stage 2 intermediate demand rose 0.4 percent. Conversely, the index for total goods inputs 
fell 0.5 percent. Higher prices for legal services, crude petroleum, cold rolled steel sheet and strip, 
liquefied petroleum gas, and plastic resins and materials offset lower prices for natural gas; securities 
brokerage, dealing, and investment advice; coal; wireless telecommunication services; and cable 
network advertising time sales. For the 12 months ended in February, the index for stage 2 
intermediate demand climbed 8.5 percent, the largest advance since surging 11.8 percent in 
September 2011.

Stage 1 intermediate demand: The index for stage 1 intermediate demand moved up 0.6 percent in 
February, the fourth straight increase. In February, the indexes for both total goods and total services 
inputs to stage 1 intermediate demand rose 0.6 percent. Advances in the indexes for primary basic 
organic chemicals, chemicals and allied products wholesaling, business loans (partial), wastepaper, 
electric power, and nonferrous scrap outweighed declining prices for natural gas, ethanol, and 
wireless telecommunication services. For the 12 months ended in February, the index for stage 1 
intermediate demand rose 6.8 percent, the largest increase since an 8.1-percent rise in the 12 months 
ended October 2011.

Table D. Monthly percent changes in selected intermediate demand price indexes by production flow, seasonally adjusted

Month	Stage 4 intermediate demand			Stage 3 intermediate demand			Stage 2 intermediate demand			Stage 1 intermediate demand
	Total	Goods inputs	Services inputs	Total	Goods inputs	Services inputs	Total	Goods inputs	Services inputs	Total	Goods inputs	Services inputs
2016
Feb.	-0.1	-0.3	0.1	-0.7	-1.5	0.4	-0.6	-1.7	0.2	-0.5	-1.2	0.1
Mar.	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.8	-0.2
Apr.	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.2	-0.1	0.8	2.4	-0.1	0.9	1.3	0.2
May	0.2	0.4	-0.1	0.2	0.4	-0.1	1.2	3.1	0.1	0.9	2.1	-0.5
June	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.8	1.1	0.4	1.1	2.5	0.2	0.9	0.9	0.9
July	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.9	1.2	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.3
Aug.	-0.2	-0.1	-0.3	-0.6	-0.7	-0.4	-0.5	-1.1	-0.1	-0.5	-0.3	-0.7
Sept.	0.1	0.2	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.3	0.7	-0.1	0.1	0.2	-0.1
Oct.(1)	0.1	-0.1	0.2	-0.5	-0.8	-0.1	1.0	2.2	0.2	0.0	0.2	-0.3
Nov.(1)	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.6	0.9	0.2	-0.5	-1.2	0.1	0.8	1.1	0.4
Dec.	0.5	0.4	0.4	1.7	2.5	0.9	2.2	4.6	0.4	1.1	1.8	0.4
2017
Jan.	0.5	0.7	0.4	0.9	1.8	-0.2	1.2	2.2	0.4	1.5	2.3	0.4
Feb.	0.5	0.3	0.8	0.8	1.1	0.6	0.0	-0.5	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.6
Footnotes(1) Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release may differ from those previously reported because data for October 2016 have been revised to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.

 ________________

                                
The Producer Price Index for March 2017 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, April 
13, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).

                                              *****

Resampling of Industries

Effective with the release of data for February 2017, the Producer Price Index (PPI) includes data 
for 23 resampled industries classified according to the 2012 North American Industry 
Classification System (NAICS). The Bureau of Labor Statistics periodically updates the sample 
of producers providing data for the PPI to reflect current conditions more accurately when the 
structure, membership, technology, or product mix of an industry shifts. The first results of this 
systematic process were published in July 1986. Subsequent efforts have been completed at 
regular intervals.  
      
For information on index additions, deletions, and recodes effective February 2017, see the 
current issue of the PPI Detailed Report at www.bls.gov/ppi/ppidr201702.pdf, or contact the 
PPI's Section of Index Analysis and Public Information at ppi-info@bls.gov or (202) 691-7705.

NAICS
Code                    Industry
221110        Electric power generation
221122        Electric power distribution
311911        Roasted nuts and peanut butter manufacturing
315280        Other cut and sew apparel manufacturing
321992        Prefabricated wood building manufacturing
322291        Sanitary paper product manufacturing
325194        Cyclic crude, intermediate, and gum and wood chemical manufacturing
326291        Rubber product manufacturing for mechanical use
331523        Nonferrous metal die-casting foundries
333517        Machine tool manufacturing
334111        Electronic computer manufacturing
334310        Audio and video equipment manufacturing
334417        Electronic connector manufacturing
339920        Sporting and athletic goods manufacturing
444130        Hardware stores
444190        Other building material dealers
445110        Supermarkets and other grocery stores
448210        Shoe stores
523920        Portfolio management
532111        Passenger car rental
532120        Truck, utility trailer, and RV rental and leasing
541219        Other accounting services
713910        Golf courses and country clubs

DOCUMENTO: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf

________________

IBGE. 14/03/2017. Indústria cai em cinco dos 14 locais pesquisados em janeiro

A redução no ritmo da produção industrial nacional na passagem de dezembro de 2016 para janeiro de 2017, série com ajuste sazonal, foi acompanhada por cinco dos 14 locais pesquisados.

A intensidade da queda foi maior na Bahia (-4,3%), Ceará (-3,4%) e Rio Grande do Sul (-3,1%), locais que registraram taxas positivas no mês anterior: 1,6%, 11,6% e 6,2%, respectivamente. Região Nordeste (-1,8%) e Paraná (-0,8%) completam o conjunto de locais que mostraram queda na produção nesse mês.

Espírito Santo (4,1%), Pará (2,4%), Goiás (2,4%) e Pernambuco (2,1%) apontaram os resultados positivos mais acentuados nesse mês, com o primeiro marcando o terceiro mês consecutivo de crescimento na produção e registrando nesse período ganho de 10,4%; o segundo eliminando a perda de 0,2% verificada em dezembro do ano passado; o terceiro acumulando expansão de 7,2% nos dois últimos meses; e o último intensificando o ritmo frente ao resultado observado no mês anterior (0,9%). As demais taxas positivas foram assinaladas por São Paulo (1,0%), Minas Gerais (0,7%), Santa Catarina (0,6%), Amazonas (0,5%) e Rio de Janeiro (0,3%).

Indicadores Conjunturais da Indústria
Resultados Regionais
Janeiro de 2017

Locais	Variação (%)
	Janeiro 2017/ Dezembro 2016*	Janeiro 2017/ Janeiro 2016	Acumulado Janeiro-Janeiro	Acumulado nos Últimos 12 Meses
Amazonas	0,5	7,5	7,5	-7,8
Pará	2,4	8,2	8,2	9,3
Região Nordeste	-1,8	-2,9	-2,9	-3,1
Ceará	-3,4	0,4	0,4	-4,1
Pernambuco	2,1	14,1	14,1	-5,5
Bahia	-4,3	-15,5	-15,5	-7,2
Minas Gerais	0,7	4,8	4,8	-4,5
Espírito Santo	4,1	13,4	13,4	-16,1
Rio de Janeiro	0,3	4,6	4,6	-2,7
São Paulo	1,0	1,2	1,2	-4,2
Paraná	-0,8	4,1	4,1	-3,2
Santa Catarina	0,6	5,6	5,6	-2,0
Rio Grande do Sul	-3,1	-4,1	-4,1	-3,9
Mato Grosso	-	13,3	13,3	-0,4
Goiás	2,4	8,5	8,5	-4,2
Brasil	-0,1	1,4	1,4	-5,4

Fonte: IBGE, Diretoria de Pesquisas, Coordenação de Indústria
* Série com Ajuste Sazonal

Ainda na série com ajuste sazonal, a evolução do índice de média móvel trimestral para o total da indústria apontou acréscimo de 0,9% no trimestre encerrado em janeiro de 2017 frente ao nível do mês anterior, acentuando o resultado positivo verificado em dezembro do ano passado (0,5%), quando interrompeu a trajetória descendente iniciada em julho de 2016. Em termos regionais, ainda em relação ao movimento deste índice na margem, dez locais mostraram taxas positivas. Os avanços mais acentuados ocorreram no Espírito Santo (3,4%), Minas Gerais (3,1%), Pará (3,1%), Ceará (1,7%) e Santa Catarina (1,4%). Bahia (-1,6%), região Nordeste (-0,8%) e Pernambuco (-0,6%) registraram as principais quedas.

Em relação a janeiro de 2016, indústria cresceu em 12 dos 15 locais pesquisados

Na comparação com igual mês do ano anterior, o setor industrial mostrou expansão de 1,4% em janeiro de 2017, com 12 dos 15 locais pesquisados apontando resultados positivos. Janeiro de 2017 (22 dias) teve dois dias úteis a mais do que igual mês do ano anterior (20).

Nesse mês, Pernambuco (14,1%), Espírito Santo (13,4%) e Mato Grosso (13,3%) assinalaram os avanços mais intensos, impulsionados pelo crescimento na produção dos setores de produtos alimentícios (açúcar refinado de cana-de-açúcar, VHP e cristal, margarina, biscoitos e bolachas, produtos embutidos ou de salamaria de carnes de aves, óleos vegetais e massas alimentícias secas), no primeiro local; de metalurgia (tubos flexíveis e trefilados de ferro e aço e bobinas a quente de aços ao carbono) e de indústrias extrativas (óleos brutos de petróleo, minérios de ferro e gás natural), no segundo; e de produtos alimentícios (tortas, bagaços, farelos e outros resíduos da extração do óleo de soja e óleo de soja em bruto), no último.

Goiás (8,5%), Pará (8,2%), Amazonas (7,5%), Santa Catarina (5,6%), Minas Gerais (4,8%), Rio de Janeiro (4,6%) e Paraná (4,1%) também registraram taxas positivas nesse mês acima da média da indústria (1,4%), enquanto São Paulo (1,2%) e Ceará (0,4%) completaram o conjunto de locais com expansão na produção nesse mês.

Bahia (-15,5%) apontou o recuo mais elevado em janeiro de 2017, pressionado pelo comportamento negativo vindo dos setores de coque, produtos derivados do petróleo e biocombustíveis (óleo diesel, óleos combustíveis e naftas para petroquímica), de veículos automotores, reboques e carrocerias (automóveis), de metalurgia (barras, perfis e vergalhões de cobre e de ligas de cobre) e de indústrias extrativas (minérios de cobre, gás natural e óleos brutos de petróleo). Os demais resultados negativos foram observados no Rio Grande do Sul (-4,1%) e na região Nordeste (-2,9%).

No acumulado em 12 meses, indústria recuou em 14 dos 15 locais

A taxa anualizada, indicador acumulado nos últimos 12 meses, com o recuo de 5,4% em janeiro de 2017 para o total da indústria nacional, permaneceu com a redução no ritmo de queda iniciada em junho de 2016 (-9,7%). Em termos regionais, 14 dos 15 locais pesquisados mostraram taxas negativas em janeiro de 2017, mas 12 apontaram maior dinamismo frente aos índices de dezembro último.

Os principais ganhos de ritmo entre dezembro de 2016 e janeiro de 2017 foram registrados por Pernambuco (de -9,4% para -5,5%), Amazonas (de -10,9% para -7,8%), Espírito Santo (de -18,8% para -16,1%), Minas Gerais (de -6,2% para -4,5%), Santa Catarina (de -3,3% para -2,0%), São Paulo (de -5,5% para -4,2%), Paraná (de -4,4% para -3,2%) e Goiás (de -5,2% para -4,2%), enquanto Bahia (de -5,2% para -7,2%) mostrou a maior perda entre os dois períodos.

DOCUMENTO: http://saladeimprensa.ibge.gov.br/noticias?view=noticia&id=1&busca=1&idnoticia=3390

SECOVI-SP. PORTAL UOL. REUTERS. 14/03/2017. Mercado de imóveis residenciais em SP deve crescer entre 5% e 10% em 2017, vê Secovi-SP

SÃO PAULO (Reuters) - O mercado de imóveis residências na capital paulista e na região metropolitana de São Paulo deve crescer entre 5 e 10 por cento em 2017, disse nesta terça-feira o economista-chefe do Secovi-SP, Celso Petrucci.

Segundo ele, a perspectiva ainda é conservadora e pode ser revisada para cima em meados deste ano. No ano passado, observou Petrucci, o mercado imobiliário registrou o pior desempenho da série histórica da pesquisa conduzida pelo Secovi-SP, desde 2004.

Em 2016, os lançamentos na cidade de São Paulo recuaram 23,3 por cento ante 2015, para 17,6 mil unidades, enquanto as vendas de imóveis residenciais novos caíram 19,7 por cento na mesma base, para 16,2 mil. Na região metropolitana, o resultado foi ainda mais negativo, com queda de 40,5 por cento nos lançamentos e de 30,9 por cento nas vendas ante 2015.

"Estamos no fim de um ciclo de dificuldade para o início de um ciclo de retomada do crescimento", afirmou o presidente do Secovi-SP, Flavio Amary. De acordo com ele, o momento é de estabilização no preço dos imóveis e pode ser oportuno para quem precisa comprar imóvel.

(Por Gabriela Mello)

OPEP. PORTAL UOL. AGÊNCIA ESTADO. 14/03/2017. Exportação de petróleo do Brasil tem recorde pelo segundo mês seguido, diz Opep
Niviane Magalhães

O Brasil exportou cerca de 1,63 milhão de barris por dia (b/d) de petróleo em fevereiro de 2017, estabelecendo um novo recorde pelo segundo mês consecutivo, informou nesta manhã a Organização dos Países Exportadores de Petróleo (Opep) em relatório.

As exportações de petróleo do país continuaram a registrar fortes ganhos desde o início do ano. As exportações médias de 2016 ficaram pouco abaixo de 840 mil barris por dia e terminou o ano com uma contração de 29% em relação a 2015. No primeiro mês de 2017, as exportações subiram para 1,32 milhão b/d e continuaram a subir fevereiro.

Maiores exportações permitiram o Brasil aumentar sua presença no crescente mercado asiático. O aumento dos fluxos tem sido apoiado por preços mais baixos do WTI em relação ao Brent e os valores de Dubai, tornando as classes baseadas em WTI mais competitivas.

Segundo a Opep, duas empresas estatais chinesas teriam comprado 5 milhões de barris ou mais de petróleo bruto brasileiro em março.

O aumento das exportações também ocorre em um momento de novos projetos na área do pré-sal do país. Em janeiro, a produção do pré-sal atingiu uma média de 1,28 milhão b/d, representando cerca de 48% da oferta de petróleo do país.

Com crescimento apoiado principalmente pelo aumento da produção do pré-sal, outro fator que ajudou às exportações foi a redução das necessidades domésticas de petróleo, além da recessão nos últimos dois anos, destacou a Opep.

Para 2017, espera-se que a demanda brasileira de petróleo aumente em 35 mil b/d, com média de 2,36 milhões de b/d. "A indústria de petróleo do país tem se mostrado um dos pontos fortes da economia brasileira este ano em termos de investimento estrangeiro direto", apontou a Opep. No início de março, a Total e a Petrobras assinaram o acordo final de venda de US$ 2,25 bilhões em ativos, incluindo participações em áreas de concessão offshore.

O fornecimento de petróleo da América Latina deverá aumentar em 180 mil b/d para uma média de 5,30 milhões b/d em 2017, diminuindo em relação a 2016 em 90 mil b/d. A produção de petróleo no Brasil deverá aumentar em 260 mil b/d, enquanto outros países da região sofrerão declínios.

________________

LGCJ.: