Brazilian industrial production will advance 0.1% in March 2026, says IBGE.

THE Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) It was reported this Thursday morning (7) that Brazil's industrial production had a positive monthly variation of 0.1% in March 2026, compared to a 0.9% increase in February. The market expectation was for a 0.2% decline. Compared to March 2025, industry expanded 4.3%, after declining 0.7% in February. The annual performance also came in better than expected by the market (+3.5%). The year-to-date figure was 1.3% compared to the first quarter of last year. In the last 12 months, there was an advance of 0.4%. The three-month moving average in March was 1.0%.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.