Deutsche Bundesbank — Discount interest rates pursuant to section 253 (2) of the German Commercial Code (BBSDI)
Discount interest rates pursuant to section 253 (2) of the German Commercial Code (BBSDI) — official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank, published as the BBSDI 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)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BBK_STD_FREQ | dimension | Frequency of the time series, e.g. monthly (M).1 codes (e.g. M) |
| BBK_SEDI_CALCULATION | dimension | Code identifying the discounting calculation method used.3 codes (e.g. ABZINS10, ABZINS7, SWAPBOOT) |
| BBK_SEDI_MATURITY | dimension | Code identifying the maturity term of the discount rate.100 codes (e.g. R01, R02, R03) |
| TIME_PERIOD | time | Period the observation refers to; filterable via startPeriod/endPeriod.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params. |
| OBS_VALUEObservation value | number | Observed discount interest rate value for the period.The observed numeric value for each cell. |
| TIME_FORMAT | attribute | Code indicating the format used for the time period.Code indicating 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 | attribute | Unit of measurement for the observation value.Unit of measurement for the observation value. |
| BBK_UNIT_MULT | attribute | Multiplier applied to the observation value's unit.Multiplier applied to the observation value's unit. |
| BBK_TITLE_ENG | attribute | English-language title of the time series.English-language title of the time 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_COMM_METH | attribute | Methodological comment describing how the series is calculated.Methodological comment describing how the series is calculated. |
| BBK_DIFF | attribute | Difference value relative to a prior period, if applicable.Difference value relative to a prior period, if applicable. |
| BBK_DIFF_Y | attribute | Year-on-year difference value, if applicable.Year-on-year difference value, if applicable. |
| OBS_STATUS | attribute | Status code indicating the nature or quality of the observation.Status code indicating the nature or quality of the observation. |
Schema captured from sdmx 1 month ago.
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Sample data (5 records)
| BBK_STD_FREQ | BBK_SEDI_CALCULATION | BBK_SEDI_MATURITY | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | ABZINS10 | R01 | 2015-01 | 3.07 |
| M | ABZINS10 | R01 | 2015-02 | 3.05 |
| M | ABZINS10 | R01 | 2015-03 | 3.03 |
| M | ABZINS10 | R01 | 2015-04 | 3.02 |
| M | ABZINS10 | R01 | 2015-05 | 3.00 |
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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