
Brazil GDP Growth 2.0% y-o-y (consensus 1.9%) in Q3-23
- Brazil's GDP growth in Q3-23 registered a y-o-y increase of 2.0%, the lowest since Q4-22, on a quarterly growth of just 0.1%.
- Although the pace is 0.83 pp below the one-year average and 1.78 pp below the long-run average, signalling a persistent challenge in Brazil's economic performance, it was less bad than expected.

Brazil Unemployment Rate 7.6% (consensus 7.7%) in Oct-23
- The unemployment rate in Brazil for October 2023 reached 7.6%, slightly lower than the consensus forecast of 7.7%.
- The current unemployment rate is 0.53 percentage points below the one-year average and 2.92 percentage points below the long-run average.

Brazil Economic Activity Growth -0.06% m-o-m (consensus 0.2) in Sep-23
- Brazil experienced a decline of 0.06% in economic activity growth in September 2023, falling short of the consensus expectation of 0.2%, but reversing August's intensified decline.
- The September growth rate is 0.17 pp below the one-year average and 0.24 pp below the long-run average, indicating a slowdown in economic activity compared to historical performance.

Brazil IPCA Inflation 4.82% y-o-y (consensus 4.9) in Oct-23
- Brazil's IPCA inflation for October 2023 was 4.82% year-on-year, marginally below market expectations but only marking the lowest growth since August.
- The month-on-month inflation rate in October was 0.24%, also slightly below consensus forecasts. The year-on-year inflation remains close to the one-year average but falls significantly below the long-run average.
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