US ECONOMICS

DoS. June 2, 2017. Remarks With Brazilian Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes Ferreira Before Their Meeting. Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of State. Treaty Room

Washington, DC

SECRETARY TILLERSON: Mr. Minister, welcome to the State Department.
FOREIGN MINISTER FERREIRA: Thank you (inaudible).

SECRETARY TILLERSON: We’re pleased to have you and your delegation with us today.

QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, any reaction on the Paris agreement deal?

SECRETARY TILLERSON: Well, it was a policy decision and I think it’s important that everyone recognize the United States has a terrific record on reducing our own greenhouse gas emissions. It’s something I think we can be proud of and that was done in the absence of a Paris agreement. I don’t think we’re going to change our ongoing efforts to reduce those emissions in the future either, so hopefully people can keep it in perspective. Thank you.

VIDEO: https://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2017/06/271518.htm

BEA. 06/02/2017. U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, April 2017 

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that the goods and services deficit was $47.6 billion in April, up $2.3 billion from $45.3 billion in March, revised. April exports were $191.0 billion, $0.5 billion less than March exports. April imports were $238.6 billion, $1.9 billion more than March imports.

The April increase in the goods and services deficit reflected an increase in the goods deficit
of $2.3 billion to $68.4 billion and a decrease in the services surplus of less than $0.1 billion
to $20.8 billion.

Year-to-date, the goods and services deficit increased $22.1 billion, or 13.4 percent, from the same
period in 2016. Exports increased $44.3 billion or 6.1 percent. Imports increased $66.4 billion
or 7.5 percent.

Goods and Services Three-Month Moving Averages (Exhibit 2)

The average goods and services deficit decreased $0.4 billion to $45.9 billion for the three months
ending in April.
   * Average exports of goods and services decreased $0.2 billion to $191.4 billion in April.
   * Average imports of goods and services decreased $0.6 billion to $237.3 billion in April.

Year-over-year, the average goods and services deficit increased $5.6 billion from the three months
 ending in April 2016.
   * Average exports of goods and services increased $10.5 billion from April 2016.
   * Average imports of goods and services increased $16.0 billion from April 2016.

Exports (Exhibits 3, 6, and 7)

Exports of goods decreased $0.5 billion to $126.9 billion in April.
   Exports of goods on a Census basis decreased $0.4 billion.
      * Consumer goods decreased $0.7 billion.
         o Artwork, antiques, stamps, and other collectibles decreased $0.4 billion.
         o Pharmaceutical preparations decreased $0.2 billion.
      * Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines decreased $0.5 billion.
         o Passenger cars decreased $0.3 billion.
      * Foods, feeds, and beverages increased $0.6 billion.
   Net balance of payments adjustments decreased $0.2 billion.

Exports of services increased $0.1 billion to $64.0 billion in April.
      * Travel (for all purposes including education) increased $0.1 billion.
      * Transport, which includes freight and port services and passenger fares, decreased $0.1
        billion.

Imports (Exhibits 4, 6, and 8)

Imports of goods increased $1.8 billion to $195.3 billion in April.
   Imports of goods on a Census basis increased $1.8 billion.
      * Consumer goods increased $1.9 billion.
         o Cell phones and other household goods increased $1.8 billion.
         o Artwork, antiques, stamps, and other collectibles increased $0.5 billion.
      * Capital goods increased $0.9 billion.
      * Industrial supplies and materials decreased $1.5 billion.
         o Crude oil decreased $1.9 billion.
   Net balance of payments adjustments decreased $0.1 billion.

Imports of services increased $0.1 billion to $43.3 billion in April.
      * Travel (for all purposes including education) increased $0.1 billion.
      * Transport decreased $0.1 billion.

Real Goods in 2009 Dollars – Census Basis (Exhibit 11)

The real goods deficit increased $2.9 billion to $63.5 billion in April.
   * Real exports of goods decreased $0.5 billion to $123.9 billion.
   * Real imports of goods increased $2.4 billion to $187.4 billion.

Revisions

Exports and imports of goods and services for all months through March 2017 shown in this release
reflect the incorporation of annual revisions to the goods and services series. See the “Notice”
in this release for a description of the revisions.

Revisions to March exports
   * Exports of goods were revised upward $1.2 billion.
   * Exports of services were revised downward $0.7 billion.

Revisions to March imports
   * Imports of goods were revised upward $1.8 billion.
   * Imports of services were revised upward $0.3 billion.

Goods by Selected Countries and Areas: Monthly – Census Basis (Exhibit 19)

The April figures show surpluses, in billions of dollars, with South and Central America ($2.7),
Hong Kong ($2.0), Singapore ($0.9), Brazil ($0.3), and United Kingdom ($0.2). Deficits were
recorded, in billions of dollars, with China ($32.1), European Union ($13.2), Mexico ($6.4),
Germany ($5.5), Japan ($5.0), Italy ($3.0), Canada ($2.6), India ($1.6), South Korea ($1.5),
Taiwan ($1.3), France ($1.2), OPEC ($1.1), and Saudi Arabia ($0.2).

   * The deficit with Italy increased $1.0 billion to $3.0 billion in April. Exports decreased
     $0.2 billion to $1.4 billion and imports increased $0.8 billion to $4.4 billion.
   * The deficit with France increased $1.0 billion to $1.2 billion in April. Exports decreased
     $0.7 billion to $2.6 billion and imports increased $0.2 billion to $3.7 billion.

Goods and Services by Selected Countries and Areas: Quarterly – Balance of Payments Basis
(Exhibit 20)

The first quarter figures show surpluses, in billions of dollars, with South and Central America
($19.5), Hong Kong ($10.0), Brazil ($6.5), Singapore ($5.1), and United Kingdom ($3.2). Deficits
were recorded, in billions of dollars, with China ($81.9), European Union ($24.2), Mexico ($17.7),
Germany ($17.2), Japan ($14.3), Italy ($7.3), India ($6.1), South Korea ($3.8), France ($2.8),
Taiwan ($2.2), Canada ($1.2), Saudi Arabia ($0.5), and OPEC ($0.2).

   * The deficit with China increased $4.2 billion to $81.9 billion in the first quarter. Exports
     increased $0.6 billion to $45.4 billion and imports increased $4.8 billion to $127.3 billion.
   * The balance with Saudi Arabia shifted from a surplus of $2.0 billion to a deficit of $0.5
     billion in the first quarter. Exports decreased $0.2 billion to $6.6 billion and imports
     increased $2.3 billion to $7.1 billion.

NOTES:

   * All statistics referenced are seasonally adjusted; statistics are on a balance of
     payments basis unless otherwise specified. Additional statistics, including not seasonally
     adjusted statistics and details for goods on a Census basis, are available in Exhibits 1-20b
     of this release. For information on data sources, definitions, revision procedures, and
     scheduled release dates through December 2017, see the information section on page A-1 of this
     release. The next release is July 6, 2017.

   * For definitions of goods on a balance of payments basis, goods on a Census basis, and net
     balance of payments adjustments, see the information section on page A-1 of this release.

U.S. Census Bureau. 06/02/2017. U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services

The nation's international trade deficit in goods and services increased to $47.6 billion in April from $45.3 billion in March (revised), as exports decreased and imports increased.

April 2017: 47.6° $ billion
March 2017 (r): 45.3° $ billion

 (*) The 90% confidence interval includes zero. The Census Bureau does not have sufficient statistical evidence to conclude that the actual change is different from zero.

 (°) Statistical significance is not applicable or not measurable for these surveys. The Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders estimates are not based on a probability sample, so we can neither measure the sampling error of these estimates nor compute confidence intervals.

(r) Revised.

All estimates are seasonally adjusted except for the Rental Vacancy Rate, Home Ownership Rate, Quarterly Financial Report for Retail Trade, and Quarterly Services Survey. None of the estimates are adjusted for price changes.


FULL DOCUMENT: https://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2017/pdf/trad0417.pdf

DoC. 06/02/2017. Trade with China Continues Trend While Comprehensive Economic Dialogue Hopes to Balance Deficits

The trade deficit in goods with China ballooned by 13.8 percent year-over-year while the overall trade deficit increased by 5 percent since March as imports increased slightly and exports declined following the release of the April 2017 International Trade in Goods and Services monthly data by the Department of Commerce.

“While the overall trade deficit continues to grow, it is too soon for the numbers to reflect the recent deal with China and other actions of this Administration is taking to level the balance of trade,” said Secretary Ross. “We look forward to the July 16 deadline which will open up the Chinese market to American beef, liquefied natural gas and other products.”

The U.S. goods and services deficit with China increased 5.4 percent from the fourth quarter of 2016 to the first quarter of 2017 growing from $77.714 billion to $81.901 billion.

The trade deficit widened month-to-month with China from 24.6 billion in March to 27.6 billion in April.

While the trade deficit with China grew, there was improvement in other areas.  April exports to South Korea were the highest ever on record, while exports to Japan were the largest since August of 2014.

Year-to-date, the goods and services deficit increased $9.4 billion, or 7.5 percent, from the same period in 2016. Exports increased $38.0 billion or 7.1 percent. Imports increased $47.5 billion or 7.1 percent.

The April increase in the goods and services deficit reflected an increase in the goods deficit of $2.3 billion to $68.4 billion and a decrease in the services surplus of less than $0.1 billion to $20.8 billion.

DoL. BLS. June 2, 2017. THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- MAY 2017

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 138,000 in May, and the unemployment
rate was little changed at 4.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
today. Job gains occurred in health care and mining.

Household Survey Data

The unemployment rate, at 4.3 percent, and the number of unemployed persons, at 6.9
million, changed little in May. Since January, the unemployment rate has declined by
0.5 percentage point, and the number of unemployed has decreased by 774,000. (See
table A-1.)

Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for Whites edged down to 3.7
percent in May. The jobless rates for Blacks (7.5 percent), Asians (3.6 percent),
and Hispanics (5.2 percent), as well as those for adult men (3.8 percent), adult
women (4.0 percent), and teenagers (14.3 percent), showed little or no change.
(See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)

Among the unemployed, the number of job losers and persons who completed temporary
jobs declined by 211,000 to 3.3 million in May. The number of long-term unemployed
(those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was essentially unchanged over the month at
1.7 million and accounted for 24.0 percent of the unemployed. (See tables A-11 and
A-12.)

The labor force participation rate declined by 0.2 percentage point to 62.7 percent
in May but has shown no clear trend over the past 12 months. The employment-population
ratio edged down to 60.0 percent in May. (See table A-1.)

The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred
to as involuntary part-time workers) was little changed at 5.2 million in May. These
individuals, who would have preferred full-time employment, were working part time
because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time
job. (See table A-8.)

In May, 1.5 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, down by 238,000
from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were
not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job
sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had
not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. (See table A-16.)

Among the marginally attached, there were 355,000 discouraged workers in May, down by
183,000 from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged
workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are
available for them. The remaining 1.1 million persons marginally attached to the labor
force in May had not searched for work for reasons such as school attendance or family
responsibilities. (See table A-16.)

Establishment Survey Data

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 138,000 in May, compared with an average
monthly gain of 181,000 over the prior 12 months. In May, job gains occurred in health
care and mining. (See table B-1.)

Employment in health care rose by 24,000 in May. Hospitals added 7,000 jobs over the
month, and employment in ambulatory health care services continued to trend up (+13,000).
Job growth in health care has averaged 22,000 per month thus far in 2017, compared with
an average monthly gain of 32,000 in 2016.

Mining added 7,000 jobs in May. Employment in mining has risen by 47,000 since reaching
a recent low point in October 2016, with most of the gain in support activities for mining.

In May, employment in professional and business services continued to trend up (+38,000).
The industry has added an average of 46,000 jobs per month thus far this year, in line
with the average monthly job gain in 2016. 

Employment in food services and drinking places also continued to trend up in May (+30,000)
and has grown by 267,000 over the past 12 months. 

Employment in other major industries, including construction, manufacturing, wholesale
trade, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, information, financial activities,
and government, showed little change over the month.  

The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 34.4
hours in May. In manufacturing, the workweek also was unchanged at 40.7 hours, while
overtime edged up by 0.1 hour to 3.3 hours. The average workweek for production and
nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour to 33.6 hours.
(See tables B-2 and B-7.)

In May, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 4
cents to $26.22. Over the year, average hourly earnings have risen by 63 cents, or 2.5
percent. In May, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory
employees increased by 3 cents to $22.00. (See tables B-3 and B-8.)

The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for March was revised down from +79,000
to +50,000, and the change for April was revised down from +211,000 to +174,000. With
these revisions, employment gains in March and April combined were 66,000 less than
previously reported. Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from
businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the
recalculation of seasonal factors. Over the past 3 months, job gains have averaged
121,000 per month.

FULL DOCUMENT: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf

DoS. 06/02/2017. Highlights: How U.S. Diplomatic Engagement Strengthens U.S. Economic and National Security

June 1, 2017. U.S. diplomats are once again on the front lines working to promote an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure cyberspace that builds U.S. economic prosperity and protects national security.

DoS. June 1, 2017. Creating ‘Sinews of Peace’ in Cyberspace: How U.S. Diplomatic Engagement Strengthens U.S. Economic and National Security
By Christopher Painter, Julie Zoller
About the Author: Coordinator for Cyber Issues Christopher Painter and Acting Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs Julie N. Zoller. 

Just over seven decades ago a great British diplomat and statesman, Winston Churchill, responding to issues of his day, traveled to Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri to share his landmark speech entitled Sinews of Peace. In 1946, Churchill spoke at a time of increased misunderstanding between great powers, a time that was critical for U.S. national security and prosperity, and a time when the work of American diplomats was vital to creating a global order that promoted stability and enabled economic growth.

While the information landscape has seen an immense shift from the physical to digital realm globally, today we stand at another critical moment of world history — one where global security and prosperity are both increasingly driven by cyberspace. Just as the dawn of the atomic age that Churchill was addressing brought both security threats and economic benefits, so too does today’s digital age. The internet has become one of the greatest engines for global economic growth and one of the greatest communication mediums the world has ever seen, but it also presents new security challenges. Whether through ransomware that exploits for personal gain, theft of intellectual property for commercial gain, or online censorship that stifles freedom of expression, many of the democratic principles Churchill described on that March day in 1946 are under threat in our current digital age.

Today, U.S. diplomats are once again on the front lines working to promote an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure cyberspace that builds U.S. economic prosperity and protects national security. 

Around the world, the dedicated men and women of the U.S. Foreign Service are immersed in the day-to-day work of diplomacy, pursuing our foreign policy goals in cyberspace. Recent developments with information and communications technologies (ICTs) demand that U.S. diplomats undertake their work in new ways.

Earlier this month, the State Department hosted a Global Training for Cyber Policy and Digital Economy Officers here in Washington, DC where we sought to strengthen U.S. diplomats’ understanding of issues related to the internet and cyberspace. Throughout the training, the group engaged with experts from within the U.S. government, as well as from industry, civil society, foreign counterparts, and others to explore two central questions. First, how is cyberspace impacting U.S. economic prosperity and national security? Second, what does that change mean for the work of U.S. diplomats? 

Cyberspace's Impact U.S. Economic Prosperity and National Security

First, cyberspace and ICTs offer us a new reality — one where we can use a smart phone to manage a financial portfolio, access the latest news, adjust our thermostat at home, or document a live event. These advancements have ushered in a digital age that is shifting our lives in tremendous ways. Moreover, they are having an impact on our economic prosperity. For some perspective, the digital economy measures close to a trillion dollars, while the entire U.S. economy is just over $18 trillion dollars. It’s easy to see that the digital economy is quickly becoming a central part of U.S. economic power.

Expanding and protecting that economic power is essential to U.S. exports and job growth. In 2014, the United States exported roughly $400 billion in digitally-deliverable services, accounting for more than half of U.S. services exports and about one-sixth of all U.S. goods and services exports. The same year, high-tech industries employed nearly 17 million U.S. workers, accounting for 12 percent of total employment, and almost 23 percent of U.S. economic output. The impact is clear; this is a major driver of jobs and growth for the U.S. economy.

No doubt the opportunities are vast and the impact is deep, but we are also seeing that advancements with ICTs can present new security challenges. They have done more than give us a powerful mobile device. Everything from the Internet of Things, to cloud computing, to Blockchain are changing the way we interact, creating new economic opportunities, but also introducing new vulnerabilities.

So many of our systems — communications, energy, financial, military, and transportation — are now connected, which forces us to admit that we are also more vulnerable as a nation because the very connections that provide efficiency and innovation also expose us to malicious hackers and cybercriminals. Likewise, some state and non-state actors seek to exploit these vulnerabilities through technical threats, or promote policies that run contrary to our vision of an open, interoperable, secure, and reliable cyberspace. The economic and security stakes demand that we expand our diplomatic skillsets and design innovative solutions, across the public and private sectors, to meet modern challenges — and this is happening.

Businesses are updating their platforms to combat cyber issues ranging from fake news to terrorist recruitment online. Law enforcement is adapting approaches to investigations and evidence gathering while balancing concerns over privacy. Soldiers are working to develop new capabilities to operate in cyberspace and to protect themselves against new technical vulnerabilities created by their use of connected technologies.

That brings us to answering the second question. U.S. diplomats, like other professionals, must continue to adapt to the realities of the digital age. That doesn’t mean that we throw out the playbook completely. Indeed, just as with other emerging security challenges, diplomatic approaches remain an important and effective part of our overall toolkit.

Instead, it means prioritizing cyber policy and digital economy issues in our engagements with other countries and organizations and reflecting those priorities in our budgeting, planning, and training processes. It means refocusing our economic diplomacy and commercial advocacy spur innovation and embrace new digital opportunities, ensuring companies can move data across borders while protecting privacy and intellectual property. It also means applying or adapting many of our existing capabilities to reduce the risk of conflict with adversaries in cyberspace — for example, by establishing real-time communications channels with foreign governments about incidents of national security concern. Finally, it means establishing the expectations for acceptable behavior by states that promotes stability and for the frameworks that governments, markets, and civil society need to thrive in cyberspace.

U.S. diplomats are taking all these actions and more to protect and advance vital U.S. economic and national security interests in cyberspace. Our recent training further strengthened their expertise on cyber and digital economy issues and prepared them to engage with important foreign counterparts.

Establishing a corps of cyberspace experts is a critical step in confronting today’s diplomatic challenges. As they did following Churchill’s 1946 call for Sinews of Peace, U.S. diplomats will respond to the demands of this new digital age.

Churchill put it this way, “It is necessary that constancy of mind, persistency of purpose, and the grand simplicity of decision shall guide and rule…peoples in peace as they did in war. We must, and I believe we shall, prove ourselves equal to this severe requirement.” 

Seventy years later, we shall prove equal to the requirements that cyberspace presents. There will be challenges, doubts, and apprehensions as we chart these new aspects of foreign policy. Through teamwork, partnerships, international engagement, and collaboration with stakeholders we will make significant improvements in addressing these challenges, and leverage the unprecedented opportunities of the digital age.

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IBGE. 02/06/2017. Produção Industrial sobe 0,6% em abril 02/06/2017



Em abril de 2017, a produção industrial nacional mostrou avanço de 0,6% frente a março (série com ajuste sazonal), eliminando, dessa forma, parte da queda de 1,3% assinalada em março último. No confronto com igual mês do ano anterior (série sem ajuste sazonal), o total da indústria apontou recuo de 4,5% em abril de 2017, queda mais intensa desde outubro de 2016 (-7,5%).
Nos quatro primeiros meses de 2017, o setor industrial acumulou decréscimo de 0,7%. Com o recuo de 3,6% em abril de 2017, a taxa anualizada, indicador acumulado nos últimos doze meses, prosseguiu com a redução no ritmo de queda iniciada em junho de 2016 (-9,7%).



13 dos 24 ramos pesquisados tiveram resultados positivos em abril
O avanço de 0,6% da atividade industrial na passagem de março para abril de 2017 teve predomínio de resultados positivos, alcançando três das quatro grandes categorias econômicas e 13 dos 24 ramos pesquisados. Entre os setores, as principais influências positivas foram registradas por produtos farmoquímicos e farmacêuticos (19,8%), veículos automotores, reboques e carrocerias (3,4%), coque, produtos derivados do petróleo e biocombustíveis (2,0%) e máquinas e equipamentos (4,9%). Essas atividades apontaram taxas negativas em março último: -23,4%, -6,9%, -3,4% e -3,3%, respectivamente.
Outras contribuições positivas importantes sobre o total da indústria vieram de perfumaria, sabões, produtos de limpeza e de higiene pessoal (2,4%), de equipamentos de informática, produtos eletrônicos e ópticos (6,7%), de móveis (8,8%) e de produtos diversos (7,6%). Por outro lado, entre os onze ramos que reduziram a produção nesse mês, o desempenho de maior relevância para a média global foi assinalado por indústrias extrativas (-1,4%), que completou o terceiro mês seguido de queda e acumulou nesse período perda de 2,9%.
Entre as grandes categorias econômicas, ainda na comparação com o mês imediatamente anterior, bens intermediários (2,1%) e bens de consumo duráveis (1,9%) apontaram os resultados positivos mais acentuados em abril de 2017 e reverteram os recuos registrados em março último: -2,5% e -7,2%, respectivamente. O segmento de bens de capital (1,5%) também assinalou avanço nesse mês e eliminou parte da queda de 2,2% observada no mês anterior. Por outro lado, o setor produtor de bens de consumo semi e não-duráveis (-0,8%) mostrou a única taxa negativa em abril de 2017 e completou o terceiro mês consecutivo de redução na produção, acumulando nesse período perda de 4,0%.
Média móvel trimestral cai 0,2%
Na série com ajuste sazonal, a evolução do índice de média móvel trimestral para o total da indústria apontou decréscimo de 0,2% no trimestre encerrado em abril de 2017 frente ao nível do mês anterior e manteve o comportamento negativo  verificado  em  março  último  (-0,5%), quando interrompeu a trajetória ascendente iniciada em outubro do ano passado.
Entre as grandes categorias econômicas, ainda em relação ao movimento deste índice na margem, bens de consumo semi e não-duráveis (-1,3%) mostrou o recuo mais elevado nesse mês e acentuou o ritmo de queda frente ao observado no mês anterior (-0,3%). O setor produtor de bens intermediários (-0,1%) também registrou resultado negativo em abril de 2017, após assinalar queda de 0,6% em março último. Por outro lado, os segmentos de bens de capital (1,7%) e de bens de consumo duráveis (0,5%) apontaram as taxas positivas em abril de 2017, com o primeiro interrompendo a trajetória descendente iniciada em novembro de 2016; e o segundo voltando a crescer após recuar 1,9% em março último.
Produção Industrial retrai 4,5% em relação a abril de 2017
Na comparação com igual mês do ano anterior, o setor industrial assinalou redução de 4,5% em abril de 2017, com resultados negativos em três das quatro grandes categorias econômicas, 18 dos 26 ramos, 56 dos 79 grupos e 59,4% dos 805 produtos pesquisados.
Entre as atividades, produtos alimentícios (-16,4%) exerceu a maior influência negativa. Outras contribuições negativas relevantes vieram de coque, produtos  derivados  do  petróleo  e  biocombustíveis  (-7,8%),  de  máquinas,  aparelhos  e materiais elétricos (-18,5%), de produtos farmoquímicos e farmacêuticos (-13,9%), de bebidas  (-9,1%),  de  produtos  de  minerais  não-metálicos  (-6,6%),  de  máquinas  e equipamentos  (-3,2%) ,  de  outros  equipamentos  de  transporte  (-10,1%)  e  de  móveis (-10,3%).
Por outro lado, ainda na comparação com abril de 2016, entre as oito atividades que apontaram aumento na produção, as principais influências no total da indústria foram registradas por indústrias extrativas (4,4%), metalurgia (7,5%) e equipamentos de informática, produtos eletrônicos e ópticos (9,8%).
Ainda no confronto com abril de 2016, bens de consumo semi e não-duráveis (-9,8%) e bens de capital (-5,5%) assinalaram, em abril de 2017, as reduções mais acentuadas entre as grandes categorias econômicas. O segmento de bens intermediários (-3,0%) também mostrou resultado negativo nesse mês, mas com intensidade menor do que a média nacional (-4,5%). Por outro lado, o setor produtor bens de consumo duráveis, com avanço de 0,6%, apontou a única taxa positiva.
A produção de bens de consumo semi e não-duráveis, ao recuar 9,8% em abril de 2017, apontou a terceira taxa negativa consecutiva na comparação com igual mês do ano anterior e a perda mais acentuada desde maio de 2015 (-10,5%). O desempenho nesse mês foi explicado, em grande parte, pela queda observada no grupamento de alimentos e bebidas elaborados para consumo doméstico (-10,7%). Os subsetores de  não-duráveis  (-10,8%),  de  carburantes  (-14,3%) e de semiduráveis (-2,0%) também assinalaram resultados negativos nesse mês.
O setor produtor de bens de capital recuou 5,5% em abril de 2017 e interrompeu cinco meses de taxas positivas consecutivas na comparação com igual mês do ano anterior. Na formação do índice desse mês, o segmento foi influenciado pelo recuo observado na maior parte dos seus grupamentos, com destaque para a redução vinda de bens de capital para equipamentos de transporte (-8,6%), pressionado, especialmente, pela menor fabricação de aviões, caminhão-trator e caminhões. As demais taxas negativas foram registradas por bens de  capital  para  energia  elétrica  (-24,4%),  para fins industriais (-11,5%) e de uso misto (-0,4%). Por outro lado, o principal impacto positivo foi assinalado pelo grupamento de bens de capital agrícola (21,0%). Bens de capital para construção teve resultado positivo (14,3%).
Ainda no confronto com igual mês do ano anterior, o segmento de bens intermediários mostrou queda de 3,0% em abril de 2017, após apontar avanço de 0,7% em março último. O resultado desse mês foi explicado, principalmente, pelos recuos nos produtos associados às atividades de produtos alimentícios (-22,6%), de coque, produtos derivados do petróleo e biocombustíveis (-4,9%), de produtos de minerais não-metálicos (-6,6%), de máquinas e equipamentos (-10,1%), de produtos de metal (-2,9%), de produtos de borracha e de material plástico (-1,9%) e de outros produtos químicos  (-0,4%), enquanto as pressões positivas foram registradas por indústrias extrativas (4,4%), metalurgia (7,5%), veículos automotores, reboques e carrocerias (3,3%) e celulose, papel e produtos de papel (0,8%).
O segmento de bens de consumo duráveis cresceu 0,6% no índice mensal de abril de 2017, sexto resultado positivo consecutivo nesse tipo de comparação, mas o menos intenso dessa sequência. Nesse mês, o setor foi particularmente impulsionado pelos avanços na fabricação de automóveis (4,6%) e de eletrodomésticos da “linha marrom” (14,2%). Vale citar também a expansão de 2,5% observada na produção de motocicletas. Por outro lado, os grupamentos de eletrodomésticos da “linha branca” (-13,4%), de outros eletrodomésticos (-10,9%) e de móveis (-12,0%) apontaram os impactos negativos mais importantes.
No período janeiro-abril de 2017, indústria cai 0,7%
No índice acumulado para janeiro-abril de 2017, frente a igual período do ano anterior, o setor industrial caiu 0,7%, com resultados negativos em duas das quatro grandes categorias econômicas, 12 dos 26 ramos, 39 dos 79 grupos e 49,6% dos 805 produtos pesquisados. Entre as atividades, coque, produtos derivados do petróleo e biocombustíveis (-9,1%) e produtos alimentícios (-6,2%) exerceram as maiores influências negativas.
Outras contribuições negativas relevantes sobre o total nacional vieram de produtos farmoquímicos e farmacêuticos (-15,0%), de máquinas, aparelhos e materiais elétricos (-8,1%), de outros equipamentos de transporte (-9,5%), de produtos de minerais não-metálicos (-3,3%) e de impressão e reprodução de gravações (-11,5%). Por outro lado, entre as quatorze atividades que apontaram ampliação na produção, as principais influências no total nacional foram registradas por indústrias extrativas (7,2%) e veículos automotores, reboques e carrocerias (8,9%). Outras contribuições positivas relevantes sobre a média da indústria vieram de equipamentos de informática, produtos eletrônicos e ópticos (17,7%), de metalurgia (3,5%) e de confecção de artigos do vestuário e acessórios (5,5%).
Entre as grandes categorias econômicas, o perfil dos resultados para os quatro primeiros meses de 2017 mostrou menor dinamismo para bens de consumo semi e não-duráveis (-3,0%) e bens intermediários (-1,0%).
Por outro lado, os segmentos de bens de consumo duráveis (8,7%) e de bens de capital (1,9%) assinalaram as taxas positivas no índice acumulado no ano, impulsionados, em grande parte, pela ampliação na fabricação de automóveis (14,0%) e eletrodomésticos (13,5%), na primeira; e de bens de capital agrícola (27,5%) e para construção (22,8%), na segunda.

DOCUMENTO: http://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/agencia-sala-de-imprensa/2013-agencia-de-noticias/releases/10058-producao-industrial-sobe-0-6-em-abril.html

IBGE. 02/06/2017. Indústria cresce 0,6% em abril, mas permanece com características de menos dinamismo 

A indústria nacional cresceu 0,6% na passagem de março para abril de 2017. É o que mostra a Pesquisa Industrial Mensal de Produção Física, a PIM-PF, divulgada hoje pelo IBGE. Esse, que foi o primeiro resultado positivo do ano da produção industrial, ainda não se mostrou suficiente para eliminar por completo a queda de -1,3% apresentada entre fevereiro e março de 2017.



“O setor industrial ainda permanece com a característica de menos dinamismo. Os 0,6% além de não eliminarem a perda do mês anterior, ainda deixam a indústria 19,8% abaixo do ponto mais elevado da série história, que foi em junho de 2013”, comenta o gerente da indústria do IBGE, André Macedo.
Na comparação entre os meses de abril de 2016 e 2017, a indústria recuou 4,5%, sendo essa a queda mais intensa desde outubro de 2016 (-7,5%). Os produtos alimentícios exerceram a maior influência negativa (-16,4%), seguidos por coque, produtos derivados do petróleo  e  biocombustíveis  (-7,8%).
Ainda de acordo com a pesquisa, nos quatro primeiros meses de 2017, o setor industrial acumulou queda de 0,7% e o indicador acumulado nos últimos 12 meses prosseguiu com a redução no ritmo de queda, iniciada em junho de 2016 (-9,7%).
Por Mônica Marli
Infográfico: Simone Mello

FGV. IBRE. 02/06/2017. Índices Gerais de Preços. IPC-S Capitais. Inflação pelo IPC-S sobe em seis das sete capitais pesquisadas

O IPC-S de 31 de maio de 2017 registrou variação de 0,52%, 0,17 ponto percentual (p.p.) acima da taxa divulgada na última apuração. Seis das sete capitais pesquisadas registraram acréscimo em suas taxas de variação.

A tabela a seguir, apresenta as variações percentuais dos municípios das sete capitais componentes do índice, nesta e na apuração anterior.



DOCUMENTO: http://portalibre.fgv.br/main.jsp?lumPageId=402880972283E1AA0122841CE9191DD3&contentId=8A7C82C5593FD36B015C6864CAC3258D

USP. FIPE. REUTERS. 02/06/2017. IPC-Fipe descalera ante abril e recua 0,05% em maio

(Reuters) - O Índice de Preços ao Consumidor (IPC) de São Paulo fechou maio com baixa de 0,05 por cento, após avanço de 0,61 por cento no mês anterior, informou a Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas (Fipe) nesta sexta-feira.

O desempenho do índice em maio ocorreu influenciado pelo recuo no item que mede os preços de habitação (queda de 0,36 por cento) e alimentação (-0,21 por cento).

Já os setores de transportes e de vestuários tiveram avanço nos preços em maio em relação a abril. O item transportes subiu a 0,31 por cento, ante 0,16 por cento, de um mês para outro. E o item vestuário foi a 0,12 por cento, ante queda de 0,02 por cento no período.

FIPE. USP. ZAP IMÓVEIS. PORTAL G1. 02/06/2017. Preço dos imóveis tem a maior queda mensal em 5 anos, diz FipeZap. Nos últimos 12 meses, valor do metro quadrado sobe 0,46%, frente à inflação oficial acumulada de 3,75% no período.
Por G1



O preço anunciado do metro quadrado para venda dos imóveis residenciais em 20 cidades brasileiras caiu 0,16% em maio, segundo o Índice FipeZap, divulgado nesta sexta-feira (2). Foi o maior recuo mensal desde o início da série história do indicador, há cinco anos, em junho de 2012. Em abril, o valor dos imóveis ficou estável pelo segundo mês seguido.
No acumulado do ano, o preço dos imóveis tem leve recuo de 0,08%. Contudo, nos últimos 12 meses o valor sobe 0,46%, frente à inflação oficial acumulada de 3,75% no período, medida pelo IPCA (Índice de Preços ao Consumidor Amplo). Em maio, o valor médio do metro quadrado nas cidades monitoradas foi de R$ 7.682.
Valores por cidades
Rio de Janeiro se manteve como a cidade com os imóveis mais caros do país, a R$ 10.132 por metro quadrado, seguida por São Paulo, a R$ 8.683, e Distrito Federal, a R$ 8.435. Já as cidades com o valor médio por metro quadrado mais baixo foram Contagem (R$ 3.519), Goiânia (R$ 4.121) e Vila Velha (R$ 4.644), segundo o FipeZap.
Das 20 cidades pesquisadas, 13 apresentaram recuo nominal nos preços de venda entre abril e maio, com destaque para Recife (-0,64%), Rio de Janeiro (-0,48%), São Caetano (-0,37%), Belo Horizonte (-0,36%) e Vitória (-0,35%).
Já entre as cidades que registraram aumento nominal de preço, estão Santos (+0,44%), Goiânia (+0,35%), Vila Velha (+0,27%), Fortaleza (+0,16%) e Florianópolis (+0,14%). Vale ressaltar que em nenhuma das cidades monitoradas a variação do preço superou a inflação esperada.

USP. FIPE. ZAP IMÓVEIS. REUTERS. 02/06/2017. Preço de imóvel residencial cai 0,16% em maio; tem alta nominal de 0,5% em 12 meses, diz FipeZap

SÃO PAULO (Reuters) - O preço médio de venda de imóveis residenciais em 20 cidades brasileiras caiu 0,16 em maio ante abril, o maior recuo mensal desde o início da série história, em 2012, mostrou pesquisa da Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas (Fipe) em parceria com o portal Zap.

Conforme o levantamento, 13 dos 20 municípios analisados apresentaram queda nominal no valor médio do metro quadrado residencial na comparação com abril, sendo Recife (-0,64 por cento), Rio de Janeiro (-0,48 por cento), São Caetano (-0,37 por cento), Belo Horizonte (-0,36 por cento) e Vitória (-0,35 por cento) os que registraram as maiores baixas.

Por outro lado, as cidades se sobressaíram com aumento nominal de preços dos imóveis foram Santos (0,44 por cento), Goiânia (0,35 por cento), Vila Velha (0,27 por cento), Fortaleza (0,16 por cento) e Florianópolis (0,14 por cento).

Em um ano, o índice FipeZap acumula alta nominal de 0,46 por cento, mostrou a pesquisa, que apurou variação positiva em com 12 das 20 cidades pesquisadas, com destaque para Belo Horizonte (+7,32 por cento). Mas, considerando a inflação acumulada de 3,75 por cento, o valor médio do metro quadrado residencial acumulou queda real de 3,17 por cento nos últimos 12 meses, de acordo com o FipeZap.

Ainda segundo o levantamento, Rio de Janeiro ainda liderava o ranking de cidades com imóveis residenciais mais caros do país, com uma média de 10.132 reais por metro quadrado para venda em maio. São Paulo aparecia na segunda posição, com 8.683 reais por metro quadrado, e Distrito Federal em terceiro lugar, com 8.435 reais por metro quadrado.

Na outra ponta, os municípios com metro quadrado mais barato no mês passado eram Contagem (MG) (3.519 reais), Goiânia (4.121 reais) e Vila Velha (4.644 reais).

(Por Gabriela Mello)

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