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Returns ECB data for a given flow and key

Usage

ecb_data(
  flow,
  key = NULL,
  start_period = NULL,
  end_period = NULL,
  first_n = NULL,
  last_n = NULL
)

Arguments

flow

(character(1)) flow to query.

key

(character(1)) key to query.

start_period

(character(1)) start date of the data. Supported formats:

  • YYYY for annual data (e.g., "2019")

  • YYYY-S[1-2] for semi-annual data (e.g., "2019-S1")

  • YYYY-Q[1-4] for quarterly data (e.g., "2019-Q1")

  • YYYY-MM for monthly data (e.g., "2019-01")

  • YYYY-W[01-53] for weekly data (e.g., "2019-W01")

  • YYYY-MM-DD for daily and business data (e.g., "2019-01-01") If NULL, no start date restriction is applied (data retrieved from the earliest available date). Default NULL.

end_period

(character(1)) end date of the data, in the same format as start_period. If NULL, no end date restriction is applied (data retrieved up to the most recent available date). Default NULL.

first_n

(numeric(1)) number of observations to retrieve from the start of the series. If NULL, no restriction is applied. Default NULL.

last_n

(numeric(1)) number of observations to retrieve from the end of the series. If NULL, no restriction is applied. Default NULL.

See also

Other data: bbk_data(), bbk_series(), snb_data()

Examples

# \donttest{
# fetch US dollar/Euro exchange rate
ecb_data("EXR", "D.USD.EUR.SP00.A")
#>             date              key  value          title
#>           <Date>           <char>  <num>         <char>
#>    1: 1999-01-04 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A 1.1789 Euro/US dollar
#>    2: 1999-01-05 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A 1.1790 Euro/US dollar
#>    3: 1999-01-06 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A 1.1743 Euro/US dollar
#>    4: 1999-01-07 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A 1.1632 Euro/US dollar
#>    5: 1999-01-08 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A 1.1659 Euro/US dollar
#>   ---                                                  
#> 6753: 2025-02-17 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A 1.0473 Euro/US dollar
#> 6754: 2025-02-18 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A 1.0447 Euro/US dollar
#> 6755: 2025-02-19 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A 1.0434 Euro/US dollar
#> 6756: 2025-02-20 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A 1.0443 Euro/US dollar
#> 6757: 2025-02-21 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A 1.0465 Euro/US dollar
#>                                                         description   freq
#>                                                              <char> <char>
#>    1: ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#>    2: ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#>    3: ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#>    4: ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#>    5: ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#>   ---                                                                     
#> 6753: ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#> 6754: ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#> 6755: ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#> 6756: ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#> 6757: ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#>       currency currency_denom exr_type exr_suffix collection   unit decimals
#>         <char>         <char>   <char>     <char>     <char> <char>   <char>
#>    1:      USD            EUR     SP00          A          A    USD        4
#>    2:      USD            EUR     SP00          A          A    USD        4
#>    3:      USD            EUR     SP00          A          A    USD        4
#>    4:      USD            EUR     SP00          A          A    USD        4
#>    5:      USD            EUR     SP00          A          A    USD        4
#>   ---                                                                       
#> 6753:      USD            EUR     SP00          A          A    USD        4
#> 6754:      USD            EUR     SP00          A          A    USD        4
#> 6755:      USD            EUR     SP00          A          A    USD        4
#> 6756:      USD            EUR     SP00          A          A    USD        4
#> 6757:      USD            EUR     SP00          A          A    USD        4
#>       source_agency time_format unit_mult
#>              <char>      <char>    <char>
#>    1:           4F0         P1D         0
#>    2:           4F0         P1D         0
#>    3:           4F0         P1D         0
#>    4:           4F0         P1D         0
#>    5:           4F0         P1D         0
#>   ---                                    
#> 6753:           4F0         P1D         0
#> 6754:           4F0         P1D         0
#> 6755:           4F0         P1D         0
#> 6756:           4F0         P1D         0
#> 6757:           4F0         P1D         0
# fetch data for multiple keys
ecb_data("EXR", c("D.USD", "JPY.EUR.SP00.A"))
#>              date              key    value             title
#>            <Date>           <char>    <num>            <char>
#>     1: 1999-01-04 D.JPY.EUR.SP00.A 133.7300 Euro/Japanese yen
#>     2: 1999-01-05 D.JPY.EUR.SP00.A 130.9600 Euro/Japanese yen
#>     3: 1999-01-06 D.JPY.EUR.SP00.A 131.4200 Euro/Japanese yen
#>     4: 1999-01-07 D.JPY.EUR.SP00.A 129.4300 Euro/Japanese yen
#>     5: 1999-01-08 D.JPY.EUR.SP00.A 130.0900 Euro/Japanese yen
#>    ---                                                       
#> 13510: 2025-02-17 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A   1.0473    Euro/US dollar
#> 13511: 2025-02-18 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A   1.0447    Euro/US dollar
#> 13512: 2025-02-19 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A   1.0434    Euro/US dollar
#> 13513: 2025-02-20 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A   1.0443    Euro/US dollar
#> 13514: 2025-02-21 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A   1.0465    Euro/US dollar
#>                                                             description   freq
#>                                                                  <char> <char>
#>     1: ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/Japanese yen, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#>     2: ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/Japanese yen, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#>     3: ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/Japanese yen, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#>     4: ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/Japanese yen, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#>     5: ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/Japanese yen, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#>    ---                                                                        
#> 13510:    ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#> 13511:    ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#> 13512:    ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#> 13513:    ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#> 13514:    ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#>        currency currency_denom exr_type exr_suffix source_agency unit_mult
#>          <char>         <char>   <char>     <char>        <char>    <char>
#>     1:      JPY            EUR     SP00          A           4F0         0
#>     2:      JPY            EUR     SP00          A           4F0         0
#>     3:      JPY            EUR     SP00          A           4F0         0
#>     4:      JPY            EUR     SP00          A           4F0         0
#>     5:      JPY            EUR     SP00          A           4F0         0
#>    ---                                                                    
#> 13510:      USD            EUR     SP00          A           4F0         0
#> 13511:      USD            EUR     SP00          A           4F0         0
#> 13512:      USD            EUR     SP00          A           4F0         0
#> 13513:      USD            EUR     SP00          A           4F0         0
#> 13514:      USD            EUR     SP00          A           4F0         0
#>        collection decimals time_format   unit
#>            <char>   <char>      <char> <char>
#>     1:          A        2         P1D    JPY
#>     2:          A        2         P1D    JPY
#>     3:          A        2         P1D    JPY
#>     4:          A        2         P1D    JPY
#>     5:          A        2         P1D    JPY
#>    ---                                       
#> 13510:          A        4         P1D    USD
#> 13511:          A        4         P1D    USD
#> 13512:          A        4         P1D    USD
#> 13513:          A        4         P1D    USD
#> 13514:          A        4         P1D    USD
# }