End of preview - This article contains approximately 100 words.
Subscribers: Log in now to read the full article
Not a Subscriber?
Choose from one of the following options
Back
LatinNews Daily - 05 June 2020
In brief: Brazil’s industrial production plummets
* Brazil’s national statistics institute (Ibge) has released the latest figures on industrial activity, according to which industrial production fell sharply in April, by 18.8% compared with March, and by 27.2% year-on-year. This is the most pronounced fall in industrial activity since the historical series began in 2002. The Ibge’s André Macedo notes that the results in April, the second consecutive month of negative results, reflect the paralysation of production units and various segments of the industrial sector as a result of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The automotive sector was the hardest hit, with production falling 88.5% month-on-month.
- ST KITTS & NEVIS: Harris seeks re-election amid opposition complaints
- VENEZUELA: Frozen assets fund humanitarian response
- In brief: Ecuador’s central bank predicts significant GDP drop
- BRAZIL: Country mourns Covid-19 deaths, amid data doubts
- In brief: Brazil’s industrial production plummets
- In brief: US approves funds to help Guatemala’s SMEs
- MEXICO: López Obrador downplays rising Covid-19 death toll
- In brief: Mexico’s public deficit larger than projected, says think-tank
- URUGUAY: PIT-CNT stages protests against sweeping reform bill
- In brief: Argentina sees historic falls in manufacturing and construction