What IPEAD Foundation does

IPEAD Foundation (legal name Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas Administrativas e Contábeis de Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian non-profit research foundation founded in 1948 and headquartered at the Faculty of Economic Sciences (FACE) of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. The organization employs 51-100 staff and operates as an applied economic research and consulting institution focused on the Belo Horizonte and Minas Gerais region. Its mission is to develop and provide strategic, reliable economic information to public and private managers and society, and to deliver project-management solutions to UFMG and other supported universities.

The foundation's core output is a portfolio of proprietary economic indicators and price indices published monthly, including IPCA (Broad Consumer Price Index), IPCR, the ICCBH consumer confidence index, basic food basket cost, real estate rental indices (commercial and residential), banking fees, and credit card revolving interest rates. It maintains dedicated price research databases for hospital materials and medications, plus a centralized online Portal de Preços, and produces sector-specific publications covering retail events (Black Friday, Easter, Christmas, Festa Junina), school materials, and consumer purchase intentions. Underlying technology consists of proprietary index-calculation methodologies, specialized data-collection equipment and software, and an asset-updating calculator tool — with no disclosed AI/ML components.

IPEAD generates revenue through professional services across four main streams: technical consulting for public and private companies, market price research in wholesale and retail, project management for UFMG/FACE academic projects, and events/training courses delivered in partnership with government and private entities. Pricing is quote-based with no public rate cards; distribution is primarily direct via scheduled visits, phone, and WhatsApp business contact. Customer segments include UFMG as the primary institutional anchor, federal/state/municipal government entities, private companies, and the general public as consumers of publicly published indices.

Name

IPEAD Foundation

Legal name

Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas Administrativas e Contábeis de Minas Gerais

Website

https://ipead.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IPEAD Foundation is a 78-year-old Brazilian non-profit research foundation affiliated with UFMG in Belo Horizonte, providing economic research, price indices, technical consulting, and academic project management to public and private sector clients in Minas Gerais.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Belo Horizonte

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Technical Consulting Services: Professional consulting services provided to public and private companies seeking to understand business situations and make strategic decisions
2. Market Research Services: Price research services in wholesale and retail markets conducted by experienced teams using specialized equipment and software
3. Project Management Services: Project management services for FACE and UFMG professors and project coordinators in teaching, research, extension, and technological innovation with transparency, security, practicality and low cost
4. Events and Training Courses: Events and qualification courses conducted in partnership with various public and private entities

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

IPEAD Foundation is a non-profit research foundation that produces proprietary regional price indices and economic publications (IPCA, IPCR, ICCBH, basic basket, banking fees, interest rates), delivers technical consulting and market price research for the wholesale and retail sectors, and provides project management infrastructure for teaching, research, extension, and innovation projects at UFMG and other supported universities.

Product overview

IPEAD Foundation operates as a research and economic analysis organization linked to the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). The organization provides a portfolio of price research databases and economic publications, including the Portal de Preços (Price Portal) as its central platform, supplemented by specialized databases for hospital materials and medications. Core services include technical consulting, project management, and market research. The organization publishes economic indices (IPCA, IPCR, ICC BH), tracks consumer prices (basic basket, interest rates, banking fees), and provides sectoral research on real estate, retail events (Black Friday, Easter, Christmas), and consumer behavior (13th salary intentions, purchase intentions). An asset updating calculator tool is also available. The offerings are primarily focused on economic research and market intelligence for Belo Horizonte and Minas Gerais.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Monthly publication of 12+ economic indices including IPCA, IPCR, Basic Basket Cost, Real Estate Rental Indices, Credit Card Interest Rates, and Consumer Confidence Index
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Recent moves6 records

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Direct peers

• DIEESE: Department of Intersindical Statistics and Socioeconomic Studies; a Brazilian non-profit that produces price indices (basic basket, regional costs) and labour-market research, comparable to IPEAD's price-index and market research remit.
• Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV): Brazilian non-profit foundation dedicated to education and economic research. Closely comparable to IPEAD as a university-affiliated economic research foundation that produces indices, conducts applied research, and provides consulting/advisory services across Brazil.
• CEPEA (Centro de Estudos Avançados em Economia Aplicada): University-linked (ESALQ/USP) applied economics research center in Piracicaba that publishes sector-specific price indices for agribusiness, livestock, and consumer goods — same university-foundation model as IPEAD but in a different sectoral niche.
• FIPE (Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas): São Paulo-based economic research foundation linked to USP that publishes Brazil's most widely tracked consumer price index (FIPE IPC) and conducts applied economic research — the closest functional analogue to IPEAD in a different state.

Broad incumbents

• IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística): Brazil's official national statistics agency, which publishes the IPCA and other headline price indices. Acts as a broad public incumbent whose national macroeconomic series compete with IPEAD's regional indices for media and policymaker attention.
• IPEA (Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada): Federal government-linked applied economic research institute that publishes national-level economic indicators, policy briefs, and market analyses. Larger and national in scope but operates in the same applied economic research / indicator-publishing category as IPEAD.

Regional players

• Fundação SEADE: São Paulo state data agency that produces regional economic indicators, demographic data, and market research analogous to IPEAD's role for Minas Gerais — a peer role-model for regionally-focused state-level economic analysis.

Emerging players

• LCA Consultores: Brazilian private macro and sectoral economic consulting firm that sells forecasts, scenario analysis, and advisory services to corporate clients — an emerging private-sector counterpart to IPEAD's traditional consulting work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fundacaoipead
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@fundacaoipead8115
• Facebookfacebook.com/fundacaoipead
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/funda-o-ipead

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