Deutsche Bundesbank — Indices of exchange rate effects in the international investment position (BBEE5)
Indices of exchange rate effects in the international investment position (BBEE5) — official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank, published as the BBEE5 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 (23 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BBK_STD_FREQ | dimension | Frequency of the time series, e.g. quarterly (Q).1 codes (e.g. Q) |
| BBK_STD_REF_AREA | dimension | Reference area code, e.g. DE for Germany.1 codes (e.g. DE) |
| BBK_STD_CURRENCY | dimension | Currency code of the series, e.g. _T for all currencies.1 codes (e.g. _T) |
| BBK_ES_ACCOUNTING_ENTRY | dimension | Accounting entry type, e.g. assets (A) or liabilities (L).2 codes (e.g. A, L) |
| BBK_ES_REF_SECTOR | dimension | Institutional reference sector code, e.g. S1, S121, S12M.6 codes (e.g. S1, S121, S12M) |
| BBK_ES_FUNCTIONAL_CAT | dimension | Functional category of investment, e.g. direct investment (D).8 codes (e.g. D, D1, D2) |
| BBK_ES_INSTR_ASSETS_CLASSIF | dimension | Financial instrument or asset classification code, e.g. F, F5, F511.15 codes (e.g. F, F5, F511) |
| BBK_ES_MATURITY_ORIG | dimension | Original maturity category, e.g. total (T), long-term (L), or not applicable (_Z).4 codes (e.g. _Z, T, L) |
| BBK_EREI_TYPE | dimension | Type of exchange rate effects indicator, e.g. index (I).1 codes (e.g. I) |
| BBK_EREI_SUFFIX | dimension | Suffix code further qualifying the exchange rate effects indicator.1 codes (e.g. 000) |
| 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 each cell. |
| TIME_FORMAT | attribute | Format code describing how the time period is expressed.Format code describing how 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 | 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 | Unit multiplier applied to the observation value, e.g. power of ten.Unit multiplier applied to the observation value, e.g. power of ten. |
| BBK_TITLE_ENG | attribute | English-language title of the time series.English-language title of the time series. |
| BBK_COMM_METH_ENG | attribute | English comment describing the methodology used for the series.English comment describing the methodology used for the series. |
| BBK_COMM_SRC_ENG | attribute | English comment describing the data source of the series.English comment describing the data source of the series. |
| BBK_DIFF | attribute | Indicator of data revisions or breaks compared to the previous period.Indicator of data revisions or breaks compared to the previous period. |
| BBK_DIFF_Y | attribute | Indicator of data revisions or breaks compared to the previous year.Indicator of data revisions or breaks compared to the previous year. |
| OBS_STATUS | attribute | Status flag qualifying the observation, e.g. provisional or final.Status flag qualifying the observation, e.g. provisional or final. |
Schema captured from sdmx 1 month ago.
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1OBS_VALUE: 100.00 · TIME_PERIOD: 2012-Q4
{
"OBS_VALUE": "100.00",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2012-Q4",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "Q",
"BBK_EREI_TYPE": "I",
"BBK_EREI_SUFFIX": "000",
"BBK_STD_CURRENCY": "_T",
"BBK_STD_REF_AREA": "DE",
"BBK_ES_REF_SECTOR": "S1",
"BBK_ES_MATURITY_ORIG": "_Z",
"BBK_ES_FUNCTIONAL_CAT": "D",
"BBK_ES_ACCOUNTING_ENTRY": "A",
"BBK_ES_INSTR_ASSETS_CLASSIF": "F"
}Record 2OBS_VALUE: 100.18 · TIME_PERIOD: 2013-Q1
{
"OBS_VALUE": "100.18",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2013-Q1",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "Q",
"BBK_EREI_TYPE": "I",
"BBK_EREI_SUFFIX": "000",
"BBK_STD_CURRENCY": "_T",
"BBK_STD_REF_AREA": "DE",
"BBK_ES_REF_SECTOR": "S1",
"BBK_ES_MATURITY_ORIG": "_Z",
"BBK_ES_FUNCTIONAL_CAT": "D",
"BBK_ES_ACCOUNTING_ENTRY": "A",
"BBK_ES_INSTR_ASSETS_CLASSIF": "F"
}Record 3OBS_VALUE: 99.57 · TIME_PERIOD: 2013-Q2
{
"OBS_VALUE": "99.57",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2013-Q2",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "Q",
"BBK_EREI_TYPE": "I",
"BBK_EREI_SUFFIX": "000",
"BBK_STD_CURRENCY": "_T",
"BBK_STD_REF_AREA": "DE",
"BBK_ES_REF_SECTOR": "S1",
"BBK_ES_MATURITY_ORIG": "_Z",
"BBK_ES_FUNCTIONAL_CAT": "D",
"BBK_ES_ACCOUNTING_ENTRY": "A",
"BBK_ES_INSTR_ASSETS_CLASSIF": "F"
}Record 4OBS_VALUE: 99.24 · TIME_PERIOD: 2013-Q3
{
"OBS_VALUE": "99.24",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2013-Q3",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "Q",
"BBK_EREI_TYPE": "I",
"BBK_EREI_SUFFIX": "000",
"BBK_STD_CURRENCY": "_T",
"BBK_STD_REF_AREA": "DE",
"BBK_ES_REF_SECTOR": "S1",
"BBK_ES_MATURITY_ORIG": "_Z",
"BBK_ES_FUNCTIONAL_CAT": "D",
"BBK_ES_ACCOUNTING_ENTRY": "A",
"BBK_ES_INSTR_ASSETS_CLASSIF": "F"
}Record 5OBS_VALUE: 98.85 · TIME_PERIOD: 2013-Q4
{
"OBS_VALUE": "98.85",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2013-Q4",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "Q",
"BBK_EREI_TYPE": "I",
"BBK_EREI_SUFFIX": "000",
"BBK_STD_CURRENCY": "_T",
"BBK_STD_REF_AREA": "DE",
"BBK_ES_REF_SECTOR": "S1",
"BBK_ES_MATURITY_ORIG": "_Z",
"BBK_ES_FUNCTIONAL_CAT": "D",
"BBK_ES_ACCOUNTING_ENTRY": "A",
"BBK_ES_INSTR_ASSETS_CLASSIF": "F"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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