Brazil's industry is increasingly diversified
Brazil's industrial sector is small for a middle income country
Industry growth is lagging behind other countries and sectors
Manufacturing productivity is low and stagnant
Investment is low in international comparison
Brazil's infrastructure relative to its major trading partners
Manufacturing competitiveness has declined
The share of students enrolled in professional and technical degrees is low
The court system is slow to resolve commercial disputes
Many industries are highly concentrated
Allocative efficiency in manufacturing is low and has declined
The link between productivity and employment growth based within manufacturing sectors
Distribution of management quality in Brazil vs. the United States
International trade and integration into global value chains are low
Change in Brazil's export market share
Estimated effects of tariff reductions on exports
Cost of exporting and importing a container (twenty-foot equivalent unit)
Ease of starting a business
Patents and trademarks
Business enterprise expenditure on R&D
R&D tax credits favour profit-making companies