Service sector volume advances 1.2% in April 2026, says IBGE.

In April 2026, the volume of services in Brazil advanced 1.2% compared to March, in the seasonally adjusted series, reversing the 1.1% drop recorded in the previous month (revised from -1.2%). The data were released on Thursday morning (11) by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)Thus, the services sector is 19.9% above the level of February 2020 (pre-pandemic) and, in April 2026, is 0.3% below the peak of the historical series, reached in October 2025. Compared to the same month in 2025, the volume of services grew 1.9% in April 2026, the 25th consecutive positive result. The accumulated growth in the first four months of the year was 2.2%, while the accumulated growth in the last twelve months was 2.9%, maintaining the pace of expansion compared to that observed in March (2.9%).

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.