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Deutsche Bundesbank — card payments (BBZVS05)
Official time series data on card payments in Germany, published by the Deutsche Bundesbank as the BBZVS05 dataflow through its SDMX 2.1 REST interface. A single endpoint delivers data in SDMX-ML (XML), CSV, or JSON formats, selectable via a format query parameter. Users can retrieve specific series using a key path along with filters such as startPeriod, endPeriod, and lastNObservations, allowing precise extraction of relevant subsets from the full time series database maintained by the German central bank.card payments (BBZVS05) — official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank, published as the BBZVS05 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 (26 fields)
Filterable via the API (15)
BBK_STD_FREQBBK_BSPAY_REF_SECBBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREABBK_BSPAY_POS_LOCATIONBBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTNBBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTNBBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNLBBK_BSPAY_RMT_INTTNBBK_BSPAY_PYMNT_SCHMBBK_BSPAY_CRD_FNCTNBBK_BSPAY_SCABBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYPBBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATIONBBK_BSPAY_UNITTIME_PERIOD
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BBK_STD_FREQ | dimension | Frequency code of the time series, e.g. semi-annual (H).1 codes (e.g. H) |
| BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC | dimension | Code for the reference sector related to the payment.1 codes (e.g. ZVIN) |
| BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA | dimension | Code for the counterparty's geographic area (e.g. Germany, world).3 codes (e.g. DE, W0, W1) |
| BBK_BSPAY_POS_LOCATION | dimension | Code for the location of the point of sale.3 codes (e.g. DE, W0, W1) |
| BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN | dimension | Code identifying the type of card transaction.3 codes (e.g. CW1, CP0, CP1) |
| BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN | dimension | Code indicating the role of the transaction.1 codes (e.g. 1) |
| BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL | dimension | Code for the channel used to initiate the payment.3 codes (e.g. _T, 2000, 2223) |
| BBK_BSPAY_RMT_INTTN | dimension | Code indicating whether the payment was remotely initiated.3 codes (e.g. _T, NR, R) |
| BBK_BSPAY_PYMNT_SCHM | dimension | Code for the payment card scheme.1 codes (e.g. PCS_ALL) |
| BBK_BSPAY_CRD_FNCTN | dimension | Code for the card function or type (e.g. debit, credit).4 codes (e.g. _Z, 11, 12) |
| BBK_BSPAY_SCA | dimension | Code indicating whether strong customer authentication was used.1 codes (e.g. _X) |
| BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP | dimension | Code for the type of fraud associated with the transaction.1 codes (e.g. _Z) |
| BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION | dimension | Code indicating the data transformation applied to the series.1 codes (e.g. N) |
| BBK_BSPAY_UNIT | dimension | Code for the unit of measurement, e.g. euro or number of transactions.2 codes (e.g. EUR, PN) |
| 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 observed for the given series and period.The observed numeric value for each cell. |
| TIME_FORMAT | attribute | Code describing the format used for the time period.Code describing the format used for 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 description of the observation's unit of measurement.English-language description of the observation's unit of measurement. |
| BBK_UNIT_MULT | attribute | Multiplier applied to the unit of the observation value.Multiplier applied to the unit of the observation value. |
| 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 source or comment note for the series.English-language source or comment note for the series. |
| WEB_CATEGORY | attribute | Category classification used for publishing on the Bundesbank website.Category classification used for publishing on the Bundesbank website. |
| BBK_DIFF | attribute | Percentage difference from the previous observation.Percentage difference from the previous observation. |
| BBK_DIFF_Y | attribute | Percentage difference from the corresponding observation a year earlier.Percentage difference from the corresponding observation a year earlier. |
Schema captured from sdmx 2 days ago.
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1BBK_DIFF: — · OBS_VALUE: 166882.68136167
{
"BBK_DIFF": null,
"OBS_VALUE": "166882.68136167",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2022-S1",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_SCA": "_X",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_CRD_FNCTN": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_RMT_INTTN": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_PYMNT_SCHM": "PCS_ALL",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "1",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "CW1",
"BBK_BSPAY_POS_LOCATION": "DE",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Record 2BBK_DIFF: 11.1 · OBS_VALUE: 185346.00099557
{
"BBK_DIFF": "11.1",
"OBS_VALUE": "185346.00099557",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": null,
"TIME_PERIOD": "2022-S2",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_SCA": "_X",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_CRD_FNCTN": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_RMT_INTTN": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_PYMNT_SCHM": "PCS_ALL",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "1",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "CW1",
"BBK_BSPAY_POS_LOCATION": "DE",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Record 3BBK_DIFF: -2.3 · OBS_VALUE: 181008.87950753
{
"BBK_DIFF": "-2.3",
"OBS_VALUE": "181008.87950753",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "8.5",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2023-S1",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_SCA": "_X",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_CRD_FNCTN": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_RMT_INTTN": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_PYMNT_SCHM": "PCS_ALL",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "1",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "CW1",
"BBK_BSPAY_POS_LOCATION": "DE",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Record 4BBK_DIFF: 0.3 · OBS_VALUE: 181536.55142828
{
"BBK_DIFF": "0.3",
"OBS_VALUE": "181536.55142828",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "-2.1",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2023-S2",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_SCA": "_X",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_CRD_FNCTN": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_RMT_INTTN": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_PYMNT_SCHM": "PCS_ALL",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "1",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "CW1",
"BBK_BSPAY_POS_LOCATION": "DE",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Record 5BBK_DIFF: -6.5 · OBS_VALUE: 169816.94869075
{
"BBK_DIFF": "-6.5",
"OBS_VALUE": "169816.94869075",
"BBK_DIFF_Y": "-6.2",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2024-S1",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "H",
"BBK_BSPAY_SCA": "_X",
"BBK_BSPAY_UNIT": "EUR",
"BBK_BSPAY_FRD_TYP": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_REF_SEC": "ZVIN",
"BBK_BSPAY_CRD_FNCTN": "_Z",
"BBK_BSPAY_RMT_INTTN": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_PYMNT_SCHM": "PCS_ALL",
"BBK_BSPAY_RL_TRNSCTN": "1",
"BBK_BSPAY_INTTN_CHNNL": "_T",
"BBK_BSPAY_TYP_TRNSCTN": "CW1",
"BBK_BSPAY_POS_LOCATION": "DE",
"BBK_BSPAY_TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"BBK_BSPAY_COUNTERPART_AREA": "DE"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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