Deutsche Bundesbank — ATM, OTC and POS terminal transactions (BBZVS08)
The BBZVS08 dataflow from the Deutsche Bundesbank provides official German time series on ATM, over-the-counter (OTC) and point-of-sale (POS) terminal transactions, covering payment system activity at national level. Data is delivered through an SDMX 2.1 REST endpoint supporting XML (SDMX-ML), CSV and JSON formats, with the ability to extract specific series using a key path together with startPeriod, endPeriod and lastNObservations filters. The dataset is part of the Bundesbank's broader statistics time series database infrastructure, useful for analysing cash withdrawal and card payment behaviour in Germany.ATM, OTC and POS terminal transactions (BBZVS08) — official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank, published as the BBZVS08 dataflow over SDMX 2.1 REST. One endpoint serves XML (SDMX-ML), CSV (?format=csv) and JSON (?format=json); extract exactly the series you need with a key path and startPeriod / endPeriod / lastNObservations filters.
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Data schema (21 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BBK_STD_FREQ | dimension | Code indicating the frequency of the time series (e.g. half-yearly).1 codes (e.g. H) |
| BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC | dimension | Code identifying the reporting sector for the payment statistics.1 codes (e.g. ZVIN) |
| BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA | dimension | Code identifying the country or area of the transaction counterpart.3 codes (e.g. DE, W1, _Z) |
| BBK_BSPAY_TRMNL_LOCATION | dimension | Code identifying the country or area where the payment terminal is located.3 codes (e.g. DE, W0, W1) |
| BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN | dimension | Code identifying the type of payment transaction (e.g. ATM, POS).6 codes (e.g. _T, CD1, CW1) |
| BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN | dimension | Code indicating the role of the transaction (e.g. issuing or acquiring side).2 codes (e.g. 2, 1) |
| BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL | dimension | Code identifying the channel through which the transaction was initiated.4 codes (e.g. 2220, 2221, 2222) |
| BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION | dimension | Code indicating any data transformation applied to the series.1 codes (e.g. N) |
| BBK_BSPAY_UNIT | dimension | Code identifying the unit of measurement (e.g. euro, number).2 codes (e.g. EUR, PN) |
| TIME_PERIOD | time | Period to which the observation refers, filterable by start and end dates.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params. |
| OBS_VALUEObservation value | number | The observed numeric value for each data point.The observed numeric value for each cell. |
| TIME_FORMAT | attribute | Code specifying the format used to express the time period.Code specifying the format used to express the time period. |
| BBK_DECIMALS | attribute | Number of decimal places used in the observation value.Number of decimal places used in the observation value. |
| BBK_ID | attribute | Bundesbank internal identifier for the time series.Bundesbank internal identifier for the time series. |
| BBK_UNIT_ENG | attribute | English-language name of the unit of measurement.English-language name of the unit of measurement. |
| BBK_UNIT_MULT | attribute | Multiplier applied to the unit of measurement (e.g. thousands).Multiplier applied to the unit of measurement (e.g. thousands). |
| BBK_TITLE_ENG | attribute | English-language title of the time series.English-language title of the time series. |
| BBK_COMM_SRC_ENG | attribute | English-language comment describing the data source.English-language comment describing the data source. |
| WEB_CATEGORY | attribute | Category under which the series is published on the Bundesbank website.Category under which the series is published on the Bundesbank website. |
| BBK_DIFF | attribute | Percentage change of the observation compared to the previous period.Percentage change of the observation compared to the previous period. |
| BBK_DIFF_Y | attribute | Percentage change of the observation compared to the same period last year.Percentage change of the observation compared to the same period last year. |
Schema captured from sdmx 2 days ago.
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1BBK_DIFF: — · OBS_VALUE: 365340.93646714
{
"BBK_DIFF": null,
"OBS_VALUE": "365340.93646714",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2022-S1",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "2",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "2220",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRMNL_LOCATION": "DE",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Record 2BBK_DIFF: 13.7 · OBS_VALUE: 415464.20258063
{
"BBK_DIFF": "13.7",
"OBS_VALUE": "415464.20258063",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2022-S2",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "2",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "2220",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRMNL_LOCATION": "DE",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Record 3BBK_DIFF: -0.3 · OBS_VALUE: 414361.56273198
{
"BBK_DIFF": "-0.3",
"OBS_VALUE": "414361.56273198",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "13.4",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2023-S1",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "2",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "2220",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRMNL_LOCATION": "DE",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Record 4BBK_DIFF: 6.4 · OBS_VALUE: 440954.05130394
{
"BBK_DIFF": "6.4",
"OBS_VALUE": "440954.05130394",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "6.1",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2023-S2",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "2",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "2220",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRMNL_LOCATION": "DE",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Record 5BBK_DIFF: -3.4 · OBS_VALUE: 426068.44323964
{
"BBK_DIFF": "-3.4",
"OBS_VALUE": "426068.44323964",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "2.8",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2024-S1",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "2",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "2220",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRMNL_LOCATION": "DE",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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