European Central Bank — AMECO (AME)
AMECO (AME) is a macroeconomic time-series dataset published through the European Central Bank's Data Portal as the AME dataflow, delivered via the SDMX 2.1 REST API. A single endpoint returns data in XML (SDMX-ML), CSV, or JSON formats, and users can extract specific series using a key path together with startPeriod, endPeriod, or lastNObservations filters. The same series can also be browsed and charted interactively on the ECB Data Portal website. The dataset covers economic and price-related indicators at European scope, and is freely accessible without authentication, making it suitable for economic analysis, research, and monitoring of macroeconomic trends across EU countries.”AMECO (AME) — official time series from the European Central Bank Data Portal, published as the AME dataflow over SDMX 2.1 REST. One endpoint serves XML (SDMX-ML), CSV (?format=csvdata) and JSON (?format=jsondata); extract exactly the series you need with a key path and startPeriod / endPeriod / lastNObservations filters. Browse and chart the same series on the ECB Data Portal.
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Data schema (20 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FREQFrequency | dimension | Frequency of the time series, e.g. annual.1 codes (e.g. Annual) |
| AME_REF_AREAAmeco reference area | dimension | Country or reference area code for the series.31 codes (e.g. Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria) |
| AME_TRANSFORMATIONAmeco transformation | dimension | Data transformation applied, e.g. original data or moving average.1 codes (e.g. Original data and moving arithmetic mean) |
| AME_AGG_METHODAmeco aggregation method | dimension | Method used to aggregate the data.1 codes (e.g. Standard aggregation) |
| AME_UNITAmeco unit | dimension | Unit of measurement, e.g. national currency or percentage of GDP.2 codes (e.g. National currency, Percentage of GDP at market prices (excessive deficit procedure)) |
| AME_REFERENCEAmeco reference | dimension | Reference basis used for the series, if any.1 codes (e.g. No reference) |
| AME_ITEMAmeco item | dimension | Economic indicator or item measured, e.g. GDP or unemployment rate.4 codes (e.g. GDP, at constant prices, Unemployment rate - total - Member States - definition EUROSTAT, Net lending (pos) or net borrowing (neg) - general government - Excessive deficit procedure (Including one-off proceeds relative to the allocation of mobile phone licences (UMTS))) |
| TIME_PERIODTime period or range | 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_FORMATTime format code | attribute | Code indicating the format of the time period.Code indicating the format of the time period. |
| PUBL_ECBSource publication (ECB only) | attribute | Publication source reference used by the ECB only.Publication source reference used by the ECB only. |
| PUBL_MUSource publication (Euro area only) | attribute | Publication source reference used for the euro area only.Publication source reference used for the euro area only. |
| PUBL_PUBLICSource publication (public) | attribute | Publicly available publication source reference.Publicly available publication source reference. |
| COMPILATION | attribute | Notes on how the data was compiled.Notes on how the data was compiled. |
| EXT_TITLEExternal title | attribute | Title of the series as given by the external source.Title of the series as given by the external source. |
| EXT_UNITExternal unit | attribute | Unit of measurement as given by the external source.Unit of measurement as given by the external source. |
| TITLE_COMPLTitle complement | attribute | Additional descriptive text complementing the series title.Additional descriptive text complementing the series title. |
| OBS_STATUSObservation status | attribute | Status code indicating the nature of the observation, e.g. estimated or provisional.Status code indicating the nature of the observation, e.g. estimated or provisional. |
| OBS_CONFObservation confidentiality | attribute | Confidentiality status of the observation.Confidentiality status of the observation. |
| OBS_PRE_BREAKPre-break observation value | attribute | Observation value recorded just before a data break.Observation value recorded just before a data break. |
Schema captured from sdmx 2 days ago.
Query the data
Pick columns and a sort, then fetch a live preview straight from the source. Choose an API-filterable column (marked ▾) under “Where” to pick from its list of values.
Sample data (5 records)
Record 1FREQ: A · AME_ITEM: OVGD
{
"FREQ": "A",
"AME_ITEM": "OVGD",
"AME_UNIT": "0",
"OBS_CONF": null,
"OBS_VALUE": 422.839,
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2027",
"AME_REF_AREA": "AUT",
"AME_REFERENCE": "0",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
"AME_AGG_METHOD": "0",
"AME_TRANSFORMATION": "1"
}Record 2FREQ: A · AME_ITEM: ZUTN
{
"FREQ": "A",
"AME_ITEM": "ZUTN",
"AME_UNIT": "0",
"OBS_CONF": null,
"OBS_VALUE": 5.6,
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2027",
"AME_REF_AREA": "AUT",
"AME_REFERENCE": "0",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
"AME_AGG_METHOD": "0",
"AME_TRANSFORMATION": "1"
}Record 3FREQ: A · AME_ITEM: UBLGE
{
"FREQ": "A",
"AME_ITEM": "UBLGE",
"AME_UNIT": "319",
"OBS_CONF": null,
"OBS_VALUE": -4.135,
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2027",
"AME_REF_AREA": "AUT",
"AME_REFERENCE": "0",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
"AME_AGG_METHOD": "0",
"AME_TRANSFORMATION": "1"
}Record 4FREQ: A · AME_ITEM: UDGGL
{
"FREQ": "A",
"AME_ITEM": "UDGGL",
"AME_UNIT": "319",
"OBS_CONF": null,
"OBS_VALUE": 84.858,
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2027",
"AME_REF_AREA": "AUT",
"AME_REFERENCE": "0",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
"AME_AGG_METHOD": "0",
"AME_TRANSFORMATION": "1"
}Record 5FREQ: A · AME_ITEM: OVGD
{
"FREQ": "A",
"AME_ITEM": "OVGD",
"AME_UNIT": "0",
"OBS_CONF": null,
"OBS_VALUE": 540.093,
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2027",
"AME_REF_AREA": "BEL",
"AME_REFERENCE": "0",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
"AME_AGG_METHOD": "0",
"AME_TRANSFORMATION": "1"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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