sao paulobrazils industrial production rose in december the first increase in seven months as output of durable goods jumped and production of capital goods increased production rose a seasonally adjusted 29 in december and fell 50 from a year earlier the brazilian institute of geography and statistics or ibge said wednesday the ibge revised the number for november to flat in the month from a decline of 02 and left the figure for november from a year earlier unchanged at down 44 brazilian industry has been plagued by the same supply problems that affected businesses around the world in 2021 as backed up ports a shortage of containers and higher shipping costs got in the way of production in brazil high unemployment and rapid inflation have also cut into demand production increased in all the major categories measured in the report with output of durable goods rising the most in the month at 69 production of capital goods increased 44 output of consumer goods rose 31 and production of intermediate goods grew 12