Deutsche Bundesbank — Sales and Purchases (BBSSP)
Sales and Purchases (BBSSP) — official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank, published as the BBSSP 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 (21 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_SESP_SALES_PURCHASES | dimension | Code identifying the type of sale or purchase transaction.3 codes (e.g. AB, ER, SL) |
| BBK_SESP_SECURITY_GROUP | dimension | Code for the group of securities involved, e.g. shares, bonds.4 codes (e.g. AKT, GMF, IVF) |
| BBK_SESP_SECURITY_CLASS | dimension | Code classifying the type or class of security.1 codes (e.g. A) |
| BBK_SESP_PURCHASER_CLASS | dimension | Code identifying the class of purchaser in the transaction.7 codes (e.g. A, T, NMFIO) |
| BBK_SESP_ISSUER_CLASS | dimension | Code identifying the class of the security's issuer.3 codes (e.g. S2, T, A) |
| BBK_STD_CURRENCY | dimension | Currency code of the reported values, e.g. EUR or total.2 codes (e.g. _T, EUR) |
| TIME_PERIOD | time | Time period of the observation; filterable via startPeriod/endPeriod.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params. |
| OBS_VALUEObservation value | number | Observed numeric value for the given series and period.The observed numeric value for each cell. |
| TIME_FORMAT | attribute | Code indicating the format of the reported time period.Code indicating the format of the reported 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 | Internal Bundesbank identifier for the time series.Internal Bundesbank identifier for the time series. |
| BBK_UNIT_ENG | attribute | English description of the unit of measurement for the value.English description of the unit of measurement for the value. |
| BBK_UNIT_MULT | attribute | Unit multiplier applied to the observation value, e.g. millions.Unit multiplier applied to the observation value, e.g. millions. |
| BBK_TITLE_ENG | attribute | English title describing the time series.English title describing the time series. |
| WEB_CATEGORY | attribute | Category classification used for organizing the series on the Bundesbank website.Category classification used for organizing the series on the Bundesbank website. |
| BBK_COMM_GEN_ENG | attribute | General English-language comment or note on the series.General English-language comment or note on the series. |
| BBK_DIFF | attribute | Indicator of the type of period-to-period difference calculation.Indicator of the type of period-to-period difference calculation. |
| BBK_DIFF_Y | attribute | Indicator of the type of year-on-year difference calculation.Indicator of the type of year-on-year difference calculation. |
| OBS_STATUS | attribute | Status code indicating the nature of the observation, e.g. estimated.Status code indicating the nature of the observation, e.g. estimated. |
| BBK_COMM_OBS_ENG | attribute | English-language comment specific to the individual observation.English-language comment specific to the individual observation. |
Schema captured from sdmx 1 month ago.
Query the data
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1OBS_VALUE: 108 · TIME_PERIOD: 1970-01
{
"OBS_VALUE": "108",
"TIME_PERIOD": "1970-01",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
"BBK_STD_CURRENCY": "_T",
"BBK_SESP_ISSUER_CLASS": "S2",
"BBK_SESP_SECURITY_CLASS": "A",
"BBK_SESP_SECURITY_GROUP": "AKT",
"BBK_SESP_PURCHASER_CLASS": "A",
"BBK_SESP_SALES_PURCHASES": "AB"
}Record 2OBS_VALUE: 396 · TIME_PERIOD: 1970-02
{
"OBS_VALUE": "396",
"TIME_PERIOD": "1970-02",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
"BBK_STD_CURRENCY": "_T",
"BBK_SESP_ISSUER_CLASS": "S2",
"BBK_SESP_SECURITY_CLASS": "A",
"BBK_SESP_SECURITY_GROUP": "AKT",
"BBK_SESP_PURCHASER_CLASS": "A",
"BBK_SESP_SALES_PURCHASES": "AB"
}Record 3OBS_VALUE: 271 · TIME_PERIOD: 1970-03
{
"OBS_VALUE": "271",
"TIME_PERIOD": "1970-03",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
"BBK_STD_CURRENCY": "_T",
"BBK_SESP_ISSUER_CLASS": "S2",
"BBK_SESP_SECURITY_CLASS": "A",
"BBK_SESP_SECURITY_GROUP": "AKT",
"BBK_SESP_PURCHASER_CLASS": "A",
"BBK_SESP_SALES_PURCHASES": "AB"
}Record 4OBS_VALUE: 277 · TIME_PERIOD: 1970-04
{
"OBS_VALUE": "277",
"TIME_PERIOD": "1970-04",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
"BBK_STD_CURRENCY": "_T",
"BBK_SESP_ISSUER_CLASS": "S2",
"BBK_SESP_SECURITY_CLASS": "A",
"BBK_SESP_SECURITY_GROUP": "AKT",
"BBK_SESP_PURCHASER_CLASS": "A",
"BBK_SESP_SALES_PURCHASES": "AB"
}Record 5OBS_VALUE: 35 · TIME_PERIOD: 1970-05
{
"OBS_VALUE": "35",
"TIME_PERIOD": "1970-05",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "M",
"BBK_STD_CURRENCY": "_T",
"BBK_SESP_ISSUER_CLASS": "S2",
"BBK_SESP_SECURITY_CLASS": "A",
"BBK_SESP_SECURITY_GROUP": "AKT",
"BBK_SESP_PURCHASER_CLASS": "A",
"BBK_SESP_SALES_PURCHASES": "AB"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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Query examples
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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