This percentage has been declining since 2016, when it peaked at 35.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product. In 2021, wages accounted for 31 percent of GDP.
Usually, food prices increase during the summer months due to climatic factors that impact production, particularly for fresh foods like tubers, vegetables, and fruits.
The rise under ex-President Bolsonaro interrupted a three-year decline. Last year, 1.881 mi people aged five to 17 were victims of it. The guidelines adopted by the survey were those established by the International Labor Organization.
Almost half of employed young people over the age of 18 were exposed, at least once in the 12 months preceding the survey, to factors that could affect their health.
Of the nine groups of products and services surveyed by IBGE, six saw an increase in prices. Chief among them was food and beverages, which rose by 0.63 percent—more than double the figure for October (0.31%).
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