According to the National Confederation of Industry, hours worked, salary and average income also fell; Jobs got stable
Brazilian industry revenues shrunk 5.3% in August compared to July, registering the 4th drop in the last 6 months. The data are from the research industrial indicators, released by CNI (National Confederation of Industry) this Thursday (7.out.2025). Here’s (PDF – 521 kb).
The retraction impacted the accumulated performance of the sector in the year. The rise, which was 5.1% until July, slowed down to 2.9% compared to the first 8 months of 2025 with the same period of 2024.
Other indicators also had a negative result in August. The hours worked in production decreased 0.3%. The real salary mass and the average income of workers had falls of 0.5% and 0.6%, respectively.
Against the fall trend, 2 indicators showed:
- job: It was stable for the 4th month in a row, after 18 months of consecutive ups until April;
- use of installed capacity: He advanced 0.2 percentage point to 78.7%.
For CNI expert Larissa Nocko, the drop in revenues is explained by a combination of factors such as high interest rates that restrict credit, and competition with imported products.
“The appreciation of the real makes Brazilian products more expensive out there, impacting export companies”he said.
From January to August 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, the hours worked grew 1.6% and employment advanced 2.2%. The salary and average yield retreated 2% and 4.1%, respectively.
