{
  "id": 5105432,
  "title": "Industrial production ends two-month decline, rises 0.2% in July",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/industrial-production-ends-two-month-decline-rises-0-2-in-july",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T13:57:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Agencia Brasil",
    "slug": "agencia-brasil",
    "url": "https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/economia/noticia/2026-09/industrial-production-ends-two-month-decline-rises-02-july"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brazilian industrial production rebounded slightly in July, marking an end to two months of decline. The sector experienced a modest growth of 0.2 percent from June to July, according to the latest data released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). This resurgence brings the sector's total increase to 1.1 percent for the year 2026, and a 0.6 percent expansion over the past year. However, when compared to the same month in 2025, the country's industrial output saw a decline of 0.5 percent. The quarterly moving average, which tracks the sector's recent trends, contracted by 0.8 percent. The data was unveiled in a monthly industrial survey, published on August 2. Notably, this 0.6 percent increase represents a minor slowdown when compared to the 0.7 percent cumulative growth through June 2026. The survey revealed that three out of four main economic categories saw growth from June to July: durable consumer goods by 3.2 percent, capital goods by 2.4 percent, semi-durable and non-durable consumer goods by 0.5 percent, and intermediate goods by -0.2 percent. The diffusion index, which reflects the percentage of surveyed products posting positive performance, stood at 69.6 percent. This is the second highest figure of the year, trailing only March's 80.6 percent.",
  "summary": "Brazilian industrial production grew 0.2 percent from June to July, ending two consecutive months of decline. As a result, the sector has accumulated a 1.1 percent increase so far in 2026 and a 0.6 percent expansion over the past 12 months. Compared to July 2025, the country’s industrial output fell by 0.5 percent. The quarterly moving average, which helps identify the sector’s recent trajectory,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}