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IBGE Indicators Issue

Presents tables of weights and changes, by group, subgroup and items of 
products, monthly changes by items and groups, the time series 
of the index-number, monthly and annual change, with data comparing
the month before the publication, and the main changes of Consumer Price 
Indexes - INPC and IPCA, based on the information obtained from  
commercial establishments and those which render services, public utilities 
and housing units (to obtain the rent and condominium expenses), 
which constitute the collection unit of the System.
It also includes technical notes and comments about the results of the survey.
It has a monthly publication of data.
The results are published for Brazil and metropolitan regions of Belém,
Fortaleza, Recife, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, 
Curitiba and Porto Alegre, besides Brasília and the municipality of Goiânia.

Note: the files listed are in Portuguese.