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Country factfile

Area

8,511,965 km²

Population

194,579,000

Demographic and economic indicators

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Population aged 65+: January 1st ('000)	11,403.24	11,778.91	12,150.42	12,526.21	12,918.18
Population density (people per sq km)	22.00	22.24	22.47	22.69	22.90
GDP measured at purchasing power parity (million international $)	1,584,678.23	1,696,680.73	1,836,914.57	1,958,293.49	2,028,681.20
Real GDP growth (% growth)	3.16	3.97	5.67	5.08	-0.66
Inflation (% growth)	6.87	4.18	3.64	5.66	4.85
Consumer expenditure (US$ million)	531,822.46	656,971.56	813,584.75	958,968.26	973,270.17
Annual gross income (US$ million)	694,076.13	834,724.42	1,032,305.74	1,220,762.89	1,237,535.93
Annual disposable income (US$ million)	543,442.51	672,063.55	830,185.96	980,754.58	994,446.03

Source

• World Economic Factbook
• International Marketing Data and Statistics
• Future Demographic

Lifestyle indicators

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Consumer expenditure on food (US$ million)	127,639.7	158,630.1	195,641.6	230,711.9	235,540.9
Internet users ('000)	38,418.05	59,025.88	67,510.41	77,847.75	87,593.92
New registrations of passenger cars ('000)	1,369.00	1,559.31	1,609.39	1,653.31
Consumer electronics (R$ million)	14,904.36	17,128.32	19,739.47	23,084.10
Dog and cat food (R$ million)	4,521.92	4,848.73	4,940.87	5,454.14	5,941.13

Source

• World Income Distribution
• Who Buys What
• World Consumer Spending
• World Consumer Lifestyles Databook

Market sizes

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Soft drinks (million litres)	17,090	17,942	18,970	20,172	21,584
Soft drinks (R$ million)	17,479	19,018	20,718	22,555	24,518
Tobacco (R$ million)	14,872	14,147	13,863	14,785	14,855
Cosmetics and toiletries (R$ million)	31,398	33,958	36,311	38,613	40,891
Tourism receipts (US$ million)	3,861	4,316	4,953	5,537	4,774

Source

• Consumer Latin America

Business information sources

• Banco Central do Brasil
  (Central Bank of Brazil) ( www.bcb.gov.br )
• Banco Nacional do Desenvolvimento Económico e Social (BNDES)
  (Brazilian Development Bank) ( www.bndes.gov.br )
• Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)
  (Brazilian Agency for Statistical and Geographic Information) ( www.ibge.gov.br )
• IPEA, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada
  (IPEA Applied Economic Research Institute) ( www.ipea.gov.br )
• Ministério da Fazenda
  (Ministry of Finance) ( www.fazenda.gov.br )
• Ministerio das Relaçoes Exteriores ( www.mre.gov.br )
• Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria e Comércio Exterior
  (Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade) ( www.mdic.gov.br )