Deutsche Bundesbank — AUSTA - Foreign subsidiaries (BBBEK3)
This dataset, identified as BBBEK3 (AUSTA – Foreign subsidiaries), is part of the official time series statistics published by the Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany's central bank. It is distributed through the Bundesbank's SDMX 2.1 REST API, with a single endpoint supporting multiple output formats: XML (SDMX-ML), CSV, and JSON, selected via a format query parameter. Users can retrieve specific series using a key path together with startPeriod, endPeriod, and lastNObservations filters, allowing precise extraction of time ranges. The dataset covers economic and price-related indicators concerning foreign subsidiaries, intended for statistical and financial analysis at the national level in Germany.”}c```/```(strip)AUSTA - Foreign subsidiaries (BBBEK3) — official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank, published as the BBBEK3 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 (16 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BBK_STD_FREQ | dimension | Frequency code of the time series, e.g. monthly (M).1 codes (e.g. M) |
| BBK_STD_BBK01_KEYS | dimension | Bundesbank series key identifying the specific data series.1282 codes (e.g. QU6037, QU6038, QU6040) |
| TIME_PERIOD | time | Time period of the observation; filterable via startPeriod/endPeriod.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params. |
| OBS_VALUEObservation value | number | The observed numeric value for the given period.The observed numeric value for each cell. |
| TIME_FORMAT | attribute | Code indicating the time format used for the period.Code indicating the time format used for the period. |
| BBK_DECIMALS | attribute | Number of decimal places applied to the observation value.Number of decimal places applied to the observation value. |
| BBK_ID | attribute | Internal Bundesbank identifier for the data series.Internal Bundesbank identifier for the data series. |
| BBK_UNIT | attribute | Unit of measurement for the observation value.Unit of measurement for the observation value. |
| BBK_UNIT_MULT | attribute | Multiplier applied to the unit, e.g. for scaling values.Multiplier applied to the unit, e.g. for scaling values. |
| BBK_TITLE_ENG | attribute | English-language title of the data series.English-language title of the data series. |
| BBK_COMM_GEN_ENG | attribute | English-language general comment or note on the series.English-language general comment or note on the series. |
| WEB_CATEGORY | attribute | Category under which the series is published on the website.Category under which the series is published on the website. |
| BBK_EURO | attribute | Corresponding value expressed in euros.Corresponding value expressed in euros. |
| BBK_DIFF | attribute | Difference from the previous period's value.Difference from the previous period's value. |
| BBK_DIFF_Y | attribute | Difference from the value of the same period a year earlier.Difference from the value of the same period a year earlier. |
| OBS_STATUS | attribute | Status code describing the quality or nature of the observation.Status code describing the quality or nature of the observation. |
Schema captured from sdmx 2 days ago.
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Sample data (5 records)
| BBK_STD_FREQ | BBK_STD_BBK01_KEYS | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE | BBK_EURO | BBK_DIFF | BBK_DIFF_Y | OBS_STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | QU6037 | 1984-12 | 123.209 | 62.996 | — | — | — |
| M | QU6037 | 1985-01 | 119.834 | 61.270 | -2.7 | — | — |
| M | QU6037 | 1985-02 | 126.155 | 64.502 | 5.3 | — | — |
| M | QU6037 | 1985-03 | 126.486 | 64.671 | 0.3 | — | — |
| M | QU6037 | 1985-04 | 123.604 | 63.198 | -2.3 | — | — |
Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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curl -s 'https://api.statistiken.bundesbank.de/rest/metadata/dataflow/BBK' -H 'Accept: application/vnd.sdmx.structure+xml;version=2.1'All dataflows (datasets) published by this agency, as SDMX-ML.
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