Brazilian industrial production will fall 0.2% in May 2026, says IBGE.

THE Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) It was reported this Friday morning (3) that Brazil's industrial production had a negative monthly variation of 0.2% in May 2026, compared to a 0.7% increase in April. The market expectation was for an advance of 0.3%. Compared to May 2025, the industry expanded 0.2%, after advancing 2.7% in April. The annual performance was also worse than expected by the market (+1.3%). The accumulated figure for the year was 1.4% compared to the first five months of last year. In the last 12 months, there was an advance of 0.4%. The three-month moving average in May was 0.3%.

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