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European Central Bank — Opinion Surveys (SUR)
Opinion Surveys (SUR) — official time series from the European Central Bank Data Portal, published as the SUR 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 (28 fields)
Filterable via the API (7)
FREQREF_AREAADJUSTMENTSURVEY_SOURCESURVEY_ITEMSURVEY_BRKDWNTIME_PERIOD
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FREQFrequency | dimension | Code indicating the frequency of the observations, e.g. quarterly.1 codes (e.g. Quarterly) |
| REF_AREAReference area | dimension | Code identifying the geographic reference area, e.g. euro area or EU27.2 codes (e.g. Euro area 20 (fixed composition) as of 1 January 2023, EU27 (fixed composition) as of 31 January 2020 (brexit)) |
| ADJUSTMENTAdjustment indicator | dimension | Code indicating whether the data are seasonally or working-day adjusted.1 codes (e.g. Neither seasonally nor working day adjusted) |
| SURVEY_SOURCE | dimension | Code identifying the organisation conducting the survey, e.g. EU Commission DG-ECFIN.1 codes (e.g. EU Commission, DG-ECFIN) |
| SURVEY_ITEM | dimension | Code identifying the specific survey question or indicator measured.8 codes (e.g. Consumer survey - quantitative price trends over last 12 months - 1st quartile, Consumer survey - quantitative price trends over last 12 months - median, Consumer survey - quantitative price trends over last 12 months - 3rd quartile) |
| SURVEY_BRKDWNSurvey breakdown | dimension | Code identifying the respondent breakdown category, e.g. age group.14 codes (e.g. Age of respondent 16-29, Age of respondent 30-49, Age of respondent 50-64) |
| TIME_PERIODTime period or range | time | Time period to which the observation refers.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params. |
| OBS_VALUEObservation value | number | Numeric value of the observed survey indicator.The observed numeric value for each cell. |
| TIME_FORMATTime format code | attribute | Code specifying the time format used for the series.Code specifying the time format used for the series. |
| BREAKS | attribute | Attribute flagging structural breaks in the time series.Attribute flagging structural breaks in the time series. |
| COLLECTIONCollection indicator | attribute | Code indicating how the observation was collected, e.g. period type.Code indicating how the observation was collected, e.g. period type. |
| COMPILING_ORGCompiling organisation | attribute | Code identifying the organisation that compiled the data.Code identifying the organisation that compiled the data. |
| DISS_ORGData dissemination organisation | attribute | Code identifying the organisation disseminating the data.Code identifying the organisation disseminating the data. |
| DOM_SER_IDSDomestic series ids | attribute | Identifier(s) of the corresponding domestic (national) series.Identifier(s) of the corresponding domestic (national) series. |
| PUBL_ECBSource publication (ECB only) | attribute | Reference to the ECB publication where the series appears.Reference to the ECB publication where the series appears. |
| PUBL_MUSource publication (Euro area only) | attribute | Reference to the euro area publication where the series appears.Reference to the euro area publication where the series appears. |
| PUBL_PUBLICSource publication (public) | attribute | Reference to the public source publication for the series.Reference to the public source publication for the series. |
| UNIT_INDEX_BASE | attribute | Base period or value used for indexing the series.Base period or value used for indexing the series. |
| COMPILATION | attribute | Notes on the methodology used to compile the series.Notes on the methodology used to compile the series. |
| COVERAGE | attribute | Description of the scope or coverage of the data.Description of the scope or coverage of the data. |
| DECIMALS | attribute | Number of decimal places shown in the observation value.Number of decimal places shown in the observation value. |
| SOURCE_AGENCY | attribute | Code identifying the agency that originally sourced the data.Code identifying the agency that originally sourced the data. |
| SOURCE_PUBPublication source | attribute | Reference to the original source publication of the data.Reference to the original source publication of the data. |
| TITLE | attribute | Short title describing the time series.Short title describing the time series. |
| TITLE_COMPLTitle complement | attribute | Extended or complementary title describing the time series.Extended or complementary title describing the time 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 observation value.Power-of-ten multiplier applied to the observation value. |
| OBS_STATUSObservation status | attribute | Code indicating the status of the observation, e.g. estimated or provisional.Code indicating the status of the observation, e.g. estimated or provisional. |
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Sample data (5 records)
| FREQ | REF_AREA | ADJUSTMENT | SURVEY_SOURCE | SURVEY_ITEM | SURVEY_BRKDWN | TIME_PERIOD | OBS_VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | I9 | N | ECFIN | CNS051_25 | A1 | 2025-Q1 | 6.43424999387569 |
| Q | I9 | N | ECFIN | CNS051_25 | A2 | 2025-Q1 | 6.6891235428133 |
| Q | I9 | N | ECFIN | CNS051_25 | A3 | 2025-Q1 | 6.52261536363393 |
| Q | I9 | N | ECFIN | CNS051_25 | A4 | 2025-Q1 | 6.20961594802136 |
| Q | I9 | N | ECFIN | CNS051_25 | E1 | 2025-Q1 | 6.95930591021579 |
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