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European Central Bank — NEC dataflow
Official time series from the European Central Bank Data Portal, published as the NEC dataflow relating to economic indicators and prices. The data is served through the SDMX 2.1 REST API, with a single endpoint supporting multiple formats: XML (SDMX-ML), CSV (via the csvdata parameter), and JSON (via the jsondata parameter). Users can filter results by key-path and period, allowing targeted extraction of specific series or time ranges. The dataset is freely accessible without authentication and covers the European scope, making it suitable for economic analysis, monitoring price developments, and integration into statistical or research applications relying on ECB reference data.”Official time series from the European Central Bank Data Portal, published as the NEC dataflow over SDMX 2.1 REST. One endpoint serves XML (SDMX-ML), CSV (?format=csvdata) and JSON (?format=jsondata), with key-path and period filters.
economyprices
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Data schema (30 fields)
Filterable via the API (9)
FREQREF_AREAADJUSTMENTBCS_CONCEPTBCS_CLASSDATA_PROVIDERTRANSFORMATIONUNIT_MEASURETIME_PERIOD
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FREQFrequency | dimension | Frequency of the time series, e.g. monthly.1 codes (e.g. Monthly) |
| REF_AREAReference area | dimension | Reference geographic area the data relates to.2 codes (e.g. Euro area 21 (fixed composition) as of 1 January 2026, Euro area 20 (fixed composition) as of 1 January 2023) |
| ADJUSTMENTAdjustment indicator | dimension | Indicates seasonal/working-day adjustment applied to the series.1 codes (e.g. Neither seasonally nor working day adjusted) |
| BCS_CONCEPTConcept - BCS context | dimension | Commodity price concept used in the business cycle statistics context.2 codes (e.g. ECB Commodity Price Euro denominated, import weighted, ECB Commodity Price Euro denominated, use-weighted) |
| BCS_CLASSClassification - BCS context | dimension | Commodity classification category, e.g. food, non-food, total non-energy.3 codes (e.g. Food, Non-food, Total non-energy commodity) |
| DATA_PROVIDER | dimension | Organisation that provided the underlying data.1 codes (e.g. European Central Bank (ECB)) |
| TRANSFORMATION | dimension | Type of mathematical transformation applied to the data.1 codes (e.g. Non transformed data) |
| UNIT_MEASUREUnit of measure | dimension | Unit in which the observation value is expressed.1 codes (e.g. Index) |
| TIME_PERIODTime period or range | time | Time period of the observation; filterable via start/end period.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params. |
| OBS_VALUEObservation value | number | Numeric value observed for the series at this time period.The observed numeric value for each cell. |
| TIME_FORMATTime format code | attribute | Code indicating the format used to represent the time period.Code indicating the format used to represent the time period. |
| ADJU_DETAILAdjustment detail | attribute | Additional detail on the adjustment method applied.Additional detail on the adjustment method applied. |
| BREAKS | attribute | Indicates presence of structural breaks in the series.Indicates presence of structural breaks in the series. |
| TIME_PER_COLLECTTime period collection | attribute | Indicates how the time period value was collected, e.g. average or end of period.Indicates how the time period value was collected, e.g. average or end of period. |
| COMMENT_TSSeries comment including brief description of the underlying statistic | attribute | Comment describing the underlying statistic for the series.Comment describing the underlying statistic for the series. |
| COMPILING_ORGCompiling organisation | attribute | Organisation responsible for compiling the data.Organisation responsible for compiling the data. |
| COVERAGE | attribute | Description of the scope or coverage of the series.Description of the scope or coverage of the series. |
| DISS_ORGData dissemination organisation | attribute | Organisation responsible for disseminating the data.Organisation responsible for disseminating the data. |
| DOM_SER_IDSDomestic series ids | attribute | Identifiers used for the series in domestic/national systems.Identifiers used for the series in domestic/national systems. |
| DATA_COMPUnderlying compilation | attribute | Information on how the underlying data was compiled.Information on how the underlying data was compiled. |
| DECIMALS | attribute | Number of decimal places in the observation value.Number of decimal places in the observation value. |
| TITLE | attribute | Short title of the data series.Short title of the data series. |
| TITLE_COMPLTitle complement | attribute | Additional complementary title information for the series.Additional complementary title information for the series. |
| UNIT_INDEX_BASE | attribute | Base period or value used for an index unit.Base period or value used for an index unit. |
| UNIT_MULTUnit multiplier | attribute | Multiplier applied to the unit of measure, e.g. thousands.Multiplier applied to the unit of measure, e.g. thousands. |
| UPDATE_STATUS | attribute | Status indicating whether the data has been updated.Status indicating whether the data has been updated. |
| OBS_STATUSObservation status | attribute | Status code describing the nature of the observation, e.g. normal or estimated.Status code describing the nature of the observation, e.g. normal or estimated. |
| CONF_STATUSConfidentiality status | attribute | Confidentiality status of the observation.Confidentiality status of the observation. |
| PRE_BREAK_VALUE | attribute | Value of the series immediately before a structural break.Value of the series immediately before a structural break. |
| COMMENT_OBSComments to the observation value | attribute | Comment specific to this individual observation value.Comment specific to this individual observation value. |
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1FREQ: M · REF_AREA: I10
{
"FREQ": "M",
"REF_AREA": "I10",
"BCS_CLASS": "CFOOD0",
"OBS_VALUE": 99.28,
"ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"BCS_CONCEPT": "ECPE",
"COMMENT_OBS": null,
"CONF_STATUS": "F",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-09",
"EMBARGO_TIME": null,
"UNIT_MEASURE": "IX",
"DATA_PROVIDER": "4F0",
"TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"PRE_BREAK_VALUE": null
}Record 2FREQ: M · REF_AREA: I10
{
"FREQ": "M",
"REF_AREA": "I10",
"BCS_CLASS": "CNFOOD",
"OBS_VALUE": 109.14,
"ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"BCS_CONCEPT": "ECPE",
"COMMENT_OBS": null,
"CONF_STATUS": "F",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-09",
"EMBARGO_TIME": null,
"UNIT_MEASURE": "IX",
"DATA_PROVIDER": "4F0",
"TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"PRE_BREAK_VALUE": null
}Record 3FREQ: M · REF_AREA: I10
{
"FREQ": "M",
"REF_AREA": "I10",
"BCS_CLASS": "CTOTNE",
"OBS_VALUE": 104.65,
"ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"BCS_CONCEPT": "ECPE",
"COMMENT_OBS": null,
"CONF_STATUS": "F",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-09",
"EMBARGO_TIME": null,
"UNIT_MEASURE": "IX",
"DATA_PROVIDER": "4F0",
"TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"PRE_BREAK_VALUE": null
}Record 4FREQ: M · REF_AREA: I10
{
"FREQ": "M",
"REF_AREA": "I10",
"BCS_CLASS": "CFOOD0",
"OBS_VALUE": 97.06,
"ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"BCS_CONCEPT": "UWIE",
"COMMENT_OBS": null,
"CONF_STATUS": "F",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-09",
"EMBARGO_TIME": null,
"UNIT_MEASURE": "IX",
"DATA_PROVIDER": "4F0",
"TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"PRE_BREAK_VALUE": null
}Record 5FREQ: M · REF_AREA: I10
{
"FREQ": "M",
"REF_AREA": "I10",
"BCS_CLASS": "CNFOOD",
"OBS_VALUE": 107.06,
"ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"BCS_CONCEPT": "UWIE",
"COMMENT_OBS": null,
"CONF_STATUS": "F",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-09",
"EMBARGO_TIME": null,
"UNIT_MEASURE": "IX",
"DATA_PROVIDER": "4F0",
"TRANSFORMATION": "N",
"PRE_BREAK_VALUE": null
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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