Deutsche Bundesbank — BSI - Building and loan associations (MFI) (BBBK2)

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This dataset provides official time series data from Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany's central bank, covering building and loan associations classified as monetary financial institutions (MFI) under the BSI framework. Published as the BBBK2 dataflow via SDMX 2.1 REST, it offers a single endpoint supporting multiple formats including XML (SDMX-ML), CSV, and JSON. Users can extract specific series using a key path along with startPeriod, endPeriod, and lastNObservations filters, enabling targeted retrieval of national statistics relevant to monetary and financial analysis in Germany.BSI - Building and loan associations (MFI) (BBBK2) — official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank, published as the BBBK2 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 (17 fields)

Filterable via the API (3)

BBK_STD_FREQBBK_STD_BBK01_KEYSTIME_PERIOD

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Field	Type	Description
BBK_STD_FREQ	dimension	Frequency code of the time series, e.g. monthly or quarterly.2 codes (e.g. M, Q)
BBK_STD_BBK01_KEYS	dimension	Series key code identifying the specific Bundesbank data series.162 codes (e.g. SU1000, SU1001, SU1004)
TIME_PERIOD	time	Time period of the observation; filterable via startPeriod/endPeriod.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params.
OBS_VALUEObservation value	number	Numeric value of the observation for the given period.The observed numeric value for each cell.
TIME_FORMAT	attribute	Code indicating the format in which the time period is expressed.Code indicating the format in which the time period is expressed.
BBK_DECIMALS	attribute	Number of decimal places used in the observation value.Number of decimal places used in 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	Scaling factor applied to the observation value, as a power of ten.Scaling factor applied to the observation value, as a power of ten.
BBK_TITLE_ENG	attribute	English-language title describing the data series.English-language title describing the data series.
WEB_CATEGORY	attribute	Category code used to classify the series on the Bundesbank website.Category code used to classify the series on the Bundesbank website.
BBK_COMM_GEN_ENG	attribute	General English-language comment or note about the series.General English-language comment or note about the series.
BBK_DIFF	attribute	Difference of the observation value from the previous period.Difference of the observation value from the previous period.
BBK_DIFF_Y	attribute	Difference of the observation value from the same period a year earlier.Difference of the observation value from the same period a year earlier.
OBS_STATUS	attribute	Status code indicating data quality or estimation type of the observation.Status code indicating data quality or estimation type of the observation.
BBK_EURO	attribute	Flag indicating whether the value is denominated in euro.Flag indicating whether the value is denominated in euro.
BBK_COMM_OBS_ENG	attribute	English-language comment specific to this individual observation.English-language comment specific to this individual observation.

Schema captured from sdmx 2 days ago.

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Sample data (5 records)

Record 1BBK_DIFF: — · BBK_EURO: —

{
  "BBK_DIFF": null,
  "BBK_EURO": null,
  "OBS_VALUE": "29",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "OBS_STATUS": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "1973-12",
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
  "BBK_COMM_OBS_ENG": null,
  "BBK_STD_BBK01_KEYS": "SU1000"
}

Record 2BBK_DIFF: 0.0 · BBK_EURO: —

{
  "BBK_DIFF": "0.0",
  "BBK_EURO": null,
  "OBS_VALUE": "29",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "OBS_STATUS": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "1974-01",
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
  "BBK_COMM_OBS_ENG": null,
  "BBK_STD_BBK01_KEYS": "SU1000"
}

Record 3BBK_DIFF: 0.0 · BBK_EURO: —

{
  "BBK_DIFF": "0.0",
  "BBK_EURO": null,
  "OBS_VALUE": "29",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "OBS_STATUS": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "1974-02",
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
  "BBK_COMM_OBS_ENG": null,
  "BBK_STD_BBK01_KEYS": "SU1000"
}

Record 4BBK_DIFF: 0.0 · BBK_EURO: —

{
  "BBK_DIFF": "0.0",
  "BBK_EURO": null,
  "OBS_VALUE": "29",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "OBS_STATUS": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "1974-03",
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
  "BBK_COMM_OBS_ENG": null,
  "BBK_STD_BBK01_KEYS": "SU1000"
}

Record 5BBK_DIFF: 0.0 · BBK_EURO: —

{
  "BBK_DIFF": "0.0",
  "BBK_EURO": null,
  "OBS_VALUE": "29",
  "BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
  "OBS_STATUS": null,
  "TIME_PERIOD": "1974-04",
  "BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
  "BBK_COMM_OBS_ENG": null,
  "BBK_STD_BBK01_KEYS": "SU1000"
}

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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'

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