Brazil's Economy Sees Record GDP Drop in Second Quarter, Returning to 2009 Levels

Brazil’s Economy Sees Record GDP Drop in Second Quarter, Returning to 2009 Levels

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Published on 01/09/2020 at 12:33

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Due to the Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Brazilian Economy Plummeted in the Second Quarter of 2020 with a Contraction of 9.7% of the National GDP

Data released on Tuesday (01) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) showed that the Brazilian economy returned to the same level as in 2009, when the country was still suffering the effects of the global crisis of 2008. The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) shrank by almost 10% in the second quarter of this year compared to the first.

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Experts predicted a contraction of 9.4% of the GDP compared to the first quarter, but the figures were worse than expected, reaching 9.7%, which corresponds to R$ 1.653 trillion. Compared to the second quarter of 2019, the drop was 11.4%. The results were strongly influenced by the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Historic Decline of the Sectors Representing the National GDP

Of the three sectors analyzed, industry was the most affected, with a contraction of 12.3%. In second place was the services sector, which experienced a decline of 9.7%. The construction market recorded a contraction of 5.7% in the second quarter of 2020,

While the extractive industry, including the oil and mining sector, had a reduction of 1.1%. Agriculture was the only sector that showed an increase, around 0.4%, mainly influenced by soybean and coffee production.

Minister of Economy Claims that Numbers Do Not Cause Concern

The Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, stated that the reported data on the GDP decline does not cause concern to the Federal Government. According to him, “This is the impact of the lightning that struck in April,” referring to the effects of the pandemic on the Brazilian economy.

With these numbers presented, Brazil officially enters a technical recession, defined by two consecutive quarters of GDP contraction.

Brazil’s Economy Sees Record GDP Drop in Second Quarter, Returning to 2009 Levels

Due to the Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Brazilian Economy Plummeted in the Second Quarter of 2020 with a Contraction of 9.7% of the National GDP

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Historic Decline of the Sectors Representing the National GDP

Minister of Economy Claims that Numbers Do Not Cause Concern

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