LatinNews Daily - 15 October 2026

*Brazil’s national statistics institute (Ibge) has released its latest figures for the services sector, which showed that that total volume of services provided in the country decreased by 0.1% from July to August. Meanwhile, compared to August 2025, the monthly services volume registered a 0.6% year-on-year increase, and the accumulated annual volume in the 12 months through August 2026 was up 2.2% on the preceding 12-month period. Of the five categories of services measured by the Ibge, three registered monthly decreases in August. The category with the greatest monthly decline was other services (-1.0%), while the categories of professional, administrative, and complementary services, as well as transport and postal services, both decreased by 0.2%. Services provided to families increased by 2.1%, while information and communication services registered zero monthly variation.

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