Brazilian industrial production will advance 0.7% in April 2026, says IBGE.

THE Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) It was reported this Wednesday morning (3) that Brazil's industrial production had a positive monthly variation of 0.7% in April 2026, compared to a 0.3% increase in March (revised from 0.1%). The market expectation was for an advance of 0.4%. Compared to April 2025, the industry expanded 2.7%, after advancing 4.4% in April. The annual performance also came in better than expected by the market (+1.7%). The accumulated year-to-date figure was 1.7% compared to the first four months of last year. In the last 12 months, there was an advance of 0.7%. The three-month moving average in April was 0.7%.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.