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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
#>   ---                                                  
#> 6794: 2025-04-15 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A 1.1324 Euro/US dollar
#> 6795: 2025-04-16 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A 1.1355 Euro/US dollar
#> 6796: 2025-04-17 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A 1.1360 Euro/US dollar
#> 6797: 2025-04-22 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A 1.1476 Euro/US dollar
#> 6798: 2025-04-23 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A 1.1415 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
#>   ---                                                                     
#> 6794: ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#> 6795: ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#> 6796: ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#> 6797: ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#> 6798: ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#>       currency currency_denom exr_type exr_suffix source_agency collection
#>         <char>         <char>   <char>     <char>        <char>     <char>
#>    1:      USD            EUR     SP00          A           4F0          A
#>    2:      USD            EUR     SP00          A           4F0          A
#>    3:      USD            EUR     SP00          A           4F0          A
#>    4:      USD            EUR     SP00          A           4F0          A
#>    5:      USD            EUR     SP00          A           4F0          A
#>   ---                                                                     
#> 6794:      USD            EUR     SP00          A           4F0          A
#> 6795:      USD            EUR     SP00          A           4F0          A
#> 6796:      USD            EUR     SP00          A           4F0          A
#> 6797:      USD            EUR     SP00          A           4F0          A
#> 6798:      USD            EUR     SP00          A           4F0          A
#>       unit_mult decimals   unit time_format
#>          <char>   <char> <char>      <char>
#>    1:         0        4    USD         P1D
#>    2:         0        4    USD         P1D
#>    3:         0        4    USD         P1D
#>    4:         0        4    USD         P1D
#>    5:         0        4    USD         P1D
#>   ---                                      
#> 6794:         0        4    USD         P1D
#> 6795:         0        4    USD         P1D
#> 6796:         0        4    USD         P1D
#> 6797:         0        4    USD         P1D
#> 6798:         0        4    USD         P1D
# 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
#>    ---                                                       
#> 13592: 2025-04-15 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A   1.1324    Euro/US dollar
#> 13593: 2025-04-16 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A   1.1355    Euro/US dollar
#> 13594: 2025-04-17 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A   1.1360    Euro/US dollar
#> 13595: 2025-04-22 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A   1.1476    Euro/US dollar
#> 13596: 2025-04-23 D.USD.EUR.SP00.A   1.1415    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
#>    ---                                                                        
#> 13592:    ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#> 13593:    ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#> 13594:    ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#> 13595:    ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#> 13596:    ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.)  daily
#>        currency currency_denom exr_type exr_suffix time_format   unit
#>          <char>         <char>   <char>     <char>      <char> <char>
#>     1:      JPY            EUR     SP00          A         P1D    JPY
#>     2:      JPY            EUR     SP00          A         P1D    JPY
#>     3:      JPY            EUR     SP00          A         P1D    JPY
#>     4:      JPY            EUR     SP00          A         P1D    JPY
#>     5:      JPY            EUR     SP00          A         P1D    JPY
#>    ---                                                               
#> 13592:      USD            EUR     SP00          A         P1D    USD
#> 13593:      USD            EUR     SP00          A         P1D    USD
#> 13594:      USD            EUR     SP00          A         P1D    USD
#> 13595:      USD            EUR     SP00          A         P1D    USD
#> 13596:      USD            EUR     SP00          A         P1D    USD
#>        source_agency collection decimals unit_mult
#>               <char>     <char>   <char>    <char>
#>     1:           4F0          A        2         0
#>     2:           4F0          A        2         0
#>     3:           4F0          A        2         0
#>     4:           4F0          A        2         0
#>     5:           4F0          A        2         0
#>    ---                                            
#> 13592:           4F0          A        4         0
#> 13593:           4F0          A        4         0
#> 13594:           4F0          A        4         0
#> 13595:           4F0          A        4         0
#> 13596:           4F0          A        4         0
# }