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Text (TSV or CSV) format
JSON-STAT format
XLSX format
SDMX format
Text (TSV or CSV) format
TSV stands for Tab Separated Value. TSV file is a flat file, which uses the Tab character to delimit data and reports one time-series per line.
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Here is an example of a TSV data file for a dataset with a single time series:
FREQ,CURRENCY,POST,STK_FLOW,S_ADJ,PARTNER,GEO/TIME_PERIOD | 1999-01 | 1999-02 | 1999-03 | 1999-04 | 1999-05 |
M,MIO_EUR,010,CRE,NSA,EXT_EA16,EA16 | 100001 | 96664 | 114413 | 107945 | 107837 |
Here is an example of a data file for a dataset with multiple time series:
FREQ,CURRENCY,POST,STK_FLOW,S_ADJ,PARTNER,GEO/TIME_PERIOD | 1999 | 1999-01 | 1999-02 | 1999-03 | 1999-04 | 1999-05 |
A,MIO_EUR,010,CRE,NSA,EXT_EA16,EA16 | 1353651 | : | : | : | : | : |
M,MIO_EUR,010,CRE,NSA,EXT_EA16,EA16 | : | 100001 | 96664 | 114413 | 107945 | 107837 |
First column - header line is written in upper case letters.
First column - first line: sequence of codes separated by a comma followed by a code separated by a back slash (\).
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Here is an example with multiple time series:
FREQ,CURRENCY,POST,STK_FLOW,S_ADJ,PARTNER,GEO/TIME_PERIOD | 1999 | 1999-01 |
A,MIO_EUR,010,CRE,NSA,EXT_EA16,EA16 | 1353651 | : |
M,MIO_EUR,010,CRE,NSA,EXT_EA16,EA16 | : | 100001 |
Is to be understood as
FREQ,CURRENCY,POST,STK_FLOW,S_ADJ,PARTNER,GEO/TIME_PERIOD | 1999 | 1999-01 |
A,MIO_EUR,010,CRE,NSA,EXT_EA16,EA16 | 1353651 | Not applicable |
M,MIO_EUR,010,CRE,NSA,EXT_EA16,EA16 | Not applicable | 100001 |
JSON-STAT format
JSON-stat is a simple lightweight JSON dissemination format best suited for data visualisation, mobile apps or open data initiatives.
For more information about JSON-stat please visit json-stat.org.
XLSX (Spreadsheet) format
The XLSX is a format based on XML, that can be used by spreadsheet applications. The data are stored in a text file that uses XML to define all its parameters.
This format is only available for data sets whose size does not exceed 750,000 cells.
SDMX format
The Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) initiative is sponsored by seven institutions (the BIS, the ECB, Eurostat, the IMF, the OECD, the UN and the World Bank) in order to provide standards for the exchange of statistical information.
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