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European Central Bank — External Trade (TRD)
External Trade (TRD) is a dataset of official time series published by the European Central Bank Data Portal, covering external trade statistics for the euro area and EU. It is distributed as the TRD dataflow via the SDMX 2.1 REST API, with a single endpoint serving XML (SDMX-ML), CSV, and JSON formats. Users can extract specific series using a key path together with startPeriod, endPeriod, and lastNObservations filters. The same series can also be browsed and charted directly on the ECB Data Portal, making the dataset useful for economic analysis and monitoring of trade flows.External Trade (TRD) — official time series from the European Central Bank Data Portal, published as the TRD 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 (30 fields)
Filterable via the API (9)
FREQREF_AREAADJUSTMENTTRD_FLOWTRD_PRODUCTCOUNT_AREASTS_INSTITUTIONTRD_SUFFIXTIME_PERIOD
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FREQFrequency | dimension | Frequency of the observations, e.g. monthly.1 codes (e.g. Monthly) |
| REF_AREAReference area | dimension | Reference geographic area for the trade data, e.g. euro area.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 whether the series is seasonally or working-day adjusted.2 codes (e.g. Neither seasonally nor working day adjusted, Working day and seasonally adjusted) |
| TRD_FLOWExternal trade flow | dimension | Direction of trade flow, import or export.2 codes (e.g. Import, Export) |
| TRD_PRODUCTProduct breakdown -TRD context | dimension | Product category breakdown based on SITC classification.20 codes (e.g. Food, drink and tobacco (SITC 0 and 1), Food and live animals (SITC 0), Beverages and tobacco (SITC 1)) |
| COUNT_AREACounterpart area | dimension | Counterpart trading area for the reported flow.19 codes (e.g. Euro area 21 (fixed composition) as of 1 January 2026, Extra-Euro area 21 (fixed composition) as of 1 January 2026, EU27 member states not belonging to Euro area 21 (fixed composition) as of 1 January 2026) |
| STS_INSTITUTIONInstitution originating the data flow | dimension | Institution originating the data, e.g. Eurostat.1 codes (e.g. Eurostat) |
| TRD_SUFFIXSeries variation -TRD context | dimension | Type of series variation, such as value, volume or unit value index.3 codes (e.g. Unit value index (Community concept), Value (Community concept), Volume index (Community concept)) |
| TIME_PERIODTime period or range | time | Time period of the observation; filterable via start/end period parameters.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params. |
| OBS_VALUEObservation value | number | Numeric value of the observation for the series.The observed numeric value for each cell. |
| TIME_FORMATTime format code | attribute | Code indicating the time format used for the period.Code indicating the time format used for the period. |
| ADJU_DETAILAdjustment detail | attribute | Additional detail on the type of adjustment applied.Additional detail on the type of adjustment applied. |
| BREAKS | attribute | Indicator of breaks in the time series.Indicator of breaks in the time series. |
| COLLECTIONCollection indicator | attribute | Indicator describing how the data was collected.Indicator describing how the data was collected. |
| COMPILING_ORGCompiling organisation | attribute | Organisation responsible for compiling the data.Organisation responsible for compiling the data. |
| DISS_ORGData dissemination organisation | attribute | Organisation responsible for disseminating the data.Organisation responsible for disseminating the data. |
| DOM_SER_IDSDomestic series ids | attribute | Identifiers of the corresponding domestic (national) series.Identifiers of the corresponding domestic (national) series. |
| PUBL_ECBSource publication (ECB only) | attribute | Reference to the ECB-only source publication.Reference to the ECB-only source publication. |
| PUBL_MUSource publication (Euro area only) | attribute | Reference to the euro-area-only source publication.Reference to the euro-area-only source publication. |
| PUBL_PUBLICSource publication (public) | attribute | Reference to the publicly available source publication.Reference to the publicly available source publication. |
| UNIT_INDEX_BASE | attribute | Base period or value used for the index unit.Base period or value used for the index unit. |
| COMPILATION | attribute | Notes on how the series was compiled.Notes on how the series was compiled. |
| DECIMALS | attribute | Number of decimal places in the observation value.Number of decimal places in the observation value. |
| SOURCE_AGENCY | attribute | Agency that originally sourced the data.Agency that originally sourced the data. |
| TITLE | attribute | Short title describing the series.Short title describing the series. |
| TITLE_COMPLTitle complement | attribute | Additional complementary title information for the series.Additional complementary title information for the series. |
| UNIT | attribute | Unit of measurement for the observation value.Unit of measurement for the observation value. |
| UNIT_MULTUnit multiplier | attribute | Power-of-ten multiplier applied to the unit.Power-of-ten multiplier applied to the unit. |
| OBS_STATUSObservation status | attribute | Status code of the observation, e.g. normal value.Status code of the observation, e.g. normal value. |
| OBS_CONFObservation confidentiality | attribute | Confidentiality status of the observation.Confidentiality status of the observation. |
Schema captured from sdmx 1 day ago.
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1FREQ: M · OBS_COM: —
{
"FREQ": "M",
"OBS_COM": null,
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"REF_AREA": "I10",
"TRD_FLOW": "M",
"OBS_VALUE": 139.4,
"ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"COUNT_AREA": "I10",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"TRD_SUFFIX": "UVX",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-06",
"TRD_PRODUCT": "0T1",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
"STS_INSTITUTION": "4"
}Record 2FREQ: M · OBS_COM: —
{
"FREQ": "M",
"OBS_COM": null,
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"REF_AREA": "I10",
"TRD_FLOW": "M",
"OBS_VALUE": 28461169.996,
"ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"COUNT_AREA": "I10",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"TRD_SUFFIX": "VAL",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-06",
"TRD_PRODUCT": "0T1",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
"STS_INSTITUTION": "4"
}Record 3FREQ: M · OBS_COM: —
{
"FREQ": "M",
"OBS_COM": null,
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"REF_AREA": "I10",
"TRD_FLOW": "M",
"OBS_VALUE": 106.4,
"ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"COUNT_AREA": "I10",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"TRD_SUFFIX": "VOX",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-06",
"TRD_PRODUCT": "0T1",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
"STS_INSTITUTION": "4"
}Record 4FREQ: M · OBS_COM: —
{
"FREQ": "M",
"OBS_COM": null,
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"REF_AREA": "I10",
"TRD_FLOW": "M",
"OBS_VALUE": 136.1,
"ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"COUNT_AREA": "J10",
"OBS_STATUS": "A",
"TRD_SUFFIX": "UVX",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-06",
"TRD_PRODUCT": "0T1",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
"STS_INSTITUTION": "4"
}Record 5FREQ: M · OBS_COM: —
{
"FREQ": "M",
"OBS_COM": null,
"OBS_CONF": "F",
"REF_AREA": "I10",
"TRD_FLOW": "M",
"OBS_VALUE": 17429289.63,
"ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"COUNT_AREA": "J10",
"OBS_STATUS": "P",
"TRD_SUFFIX": "VAL",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2026-07",
"TRD_PRODUCT": "0T1",
"OBS_PRE_BREAK": null,
"STS_INSTITUTION": "4"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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