Economic Indicators

Economy Indicator

GET/v2/economy/indicator

Returns macro-economic indicator data for a country, filtered by metric code or category. Either metric or category is required. Available categories: business_confidence, consumer_confidence, consumer_spending, economic_sentiment, employment, gdp, government, housing, income, industrial_production, inflation, interest_rates, investment, manufacturing, money_supply, trade.

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Parameters

Required: one of metric, category.

Name In Type Required Description

metric

query

string

one of metric, category

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
metric	query	string	one of metric, category	Metric code to query. Either metric or category is required. See EconomyMetricCode schema for all 63 available codes. One of `BUSINESS_CONFIDENCE_EU` `EXPORT_ORDERS` `IFO_BUSINESS_CLIMATE` `IFO_EXPECTATIONS` `CONSUMER_CONFIDENCE_US` `GFK_CONSUMER` `UMICH_SENTIMENT` `CONSUMER_EXPENDITURE` `HOUSEHOLD_CONSUMPTION_WB` `PCE` `RETAIL_SALES` `ZEW_SENTIMENT` `CRUDE_OIL_IMPORTS` `CRUDE_OIL_STOCKS` `DISTILLATE_PRODUCTION` `DISTILLATE_STOCKS` `GASOLINE_STOCKS` `REFINERY_CRUDE_RUNS` `REFINERY_UTILIZATION` `EMPLOYED_PERSONS` `INITIAL_CLAIMS` `JOB_OPENINGS` `LABOR_FORCE_PARTICIPATION` `LABOR_FORCE_WB` `NONFARM_PAYROLLS` `UNEMPLOYMENT_ILO` `UNEMPLOYMENT_RATE` `UNEMPLOYMENT_WB` `GDP_GROWTH_WB` `GDP_NOMINAL` `GDP_NOMINAL_WB` `GDP_PER_CAPITA_WB` `GDP_REAL` `GDP_REAL_WB` `GOVT_CONSUMPTION` `BUILDING_PERMITS` `CONSTRUCTION_PRICE_INDEX` `HOME_PRICE_INDEX` `HOUSE_PRICE_INDEX` `HOUSING_STARTS` `NEW_HOME_SALES` `AVG_HOURLY_EARNINGS` `INCOME_STATISTICS` `PERSONAL_INCOME` `INDUSTRIAL_PRODUCTION` `MANUFACTURING_IP` `CPI` `CPI_WB` `CPI_CORE` `GDP_DEFLATOR` `HICP` `HICP_CORE` `HICP_CORE_INDEX` `HICP_INDEX` `INFLATION_WB` `PCE_PRICE_INDEX` `PPI` `PPI_FINAL_DEMAND` `BOC_RATE` `BOE_RATE` `BOJ_RATE` `BOK_RATE` `DE_10Y_YIELD` `DE_3M_RATE` `ECB_DFR` `ECB_MRR` `FED_FUNDS` `PBOC_RATE` `POLICY_RATE` `RBA_RATE` `BUSINESS_INVESTMENT` `GROSS_CAPITAL_FORMATION_WB` `PRIVATE_INVESTMENT` `DURABLE_GOODS_ORDERS` `M2_PCT_GDP_WB` `MONEY_SUPPLY_M1` `MONEY_SUPPLY_M2` `MONEY_SUPPLY_M3` `EXPORTS_GOODS_SERVICES` `IMPORTS_GOODS_SERVICES` `TRADE_BALANCE` `WHOLESALE_TRADE` Example `CPI`
category	query	string	one of metric, category	Filter by category. Returns all metrics in the category. Either metric or category is required. Example when explicitly filtering: `inflation`. One of `business_confidence` `consumer_confidence` `consumer_spending` `economic_sentiment` `employment` `gdp` `government` `housing` `income` `industrial_production` `inflation` `interest_rates` `investment` `manufacturing` `money_supply` `trade`
country	query	string	yes	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (e.g. US, DE, GB, JP) Example `US`

Metric code to query. Either metric or category is required. See EconomyMetricCode schema for all 63 available codes.

One of BUSINESS_CONFIDENCE_EU EXPORT_ORDERS IFO_BUSINESS_CLIMATE IFO_EXPECTATIONS CONSUMER_CONFIDENCE_US GFK_CONSUMER UMICH_SENTIMENT CONSUMER_EXPENDITURE HOUSEHOLD_CONSUMPTION_WB PCE RETAIL_SALES ZEW_SENTIMENT CRUDE_OIL_IMPORTS CRUDE_OIL_STOCKS DISTILLATE_PRODUCTION DISTILLATE_STOCKS GASOLINE_STOCKS REFINERY_CRUDE_RUNS REFINERY_UTILIZATION EMPLOYED_PERSONS INITIAL_CLAIMS JOB_OPENINGS LABOR_FORCE_PARTICIPATION LABOR_FORCE_WB NONFARM_PAYROLLS UNEMPLOYMENT_ILO UNEMPLOYMENT_RATE UNEMPLOYMENT_WB GDP_GROWTH_WB GDP_NOMINAL GDP_NOMINAL_WB GDP_PER_CAPITA_WB GDP_REAL GDP_REAL_WB GOVT_CONSUMPTION BUILDING_PERMITS CONSTRUCTION_PRICE_INDEX HOME_PRICE_INDEX HOUSE_PRICE_INDEX HOUSING_STARTS NEW_HOME_SALES AVG_HOURLY_EARNINGS INCOME_STATISTICS PERSONAL_INCOME INDUSTRIAL_PRODUCTION MANUFACTURING_IP CPI CPI_WB CPI_CORE GDP_DEFLATOR HICP HICP_CORE HICP_CORE_INDEX HICP_INDEX INFLATION_WB PCE_PRICE_INDEX PPI PPI_FINAL_DEMAND BOC_RATE BOE_RATE BOJ_RATE BOK_RATE DE_10Y_YIELD DE_3M_RATE ECB_DFR ECB_MRR FED_FUNDS PBOC_RATE POLICY_RATE RBA_RATE BUSINESS_INVESTMENT GROSS_CAPITAL_FORMATION_WB PRIVATE_INVESTMENT DURABLE_GOODS_ORDERS M2_PCT_GDP_WB MONEY_SUPPLY_M1 MONEY_SUPPLY_M2 MONEY_SUPPLY_M3 EXPORTS_GOODS_SERVICES IMPORTS_GOODS_SERVICES TRADE_BALANCE WHOLESALE_TRADE

Example CPI

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country required query

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (e.g. US, DE, GB, JP)

GET /v2/economy/indicator?country=US

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Example response 200

{
  "data": {
    "category": "inflation",
    "country": "US",
    "metrics": [
      {
        "code": "CPI",
        "name": "CPI All Urban Consumers (Index 1982-1984=100)",
        "frequency": "Monthly",
        "unit": "INDEX_1982",
        "seriesCode": "CPIAUCSL",
        "data": [
          {
            "referencePeriod": "2026-08-01",
            "value": 334.131
          },
          {
            "referencePeriod": "2026-07-01",
            "value": 332.813
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "code": "CPI",
        "name": "CPI All Urban Consumers (Index 2015=100)",
        "frequency": "Monthly",
        "unit": "INDEX_2015",
        "seriesCode": "DSD_PRICES@DF_PRICES_ALL/{CC}.M.N.CPI.PA._T.N.GY",
        "data": [
          {
            "referencePeriod": "2026-02-01",
            "value": 2.414113
          },
          {
            "referencePeriod": "2026-01-01",
            "value": 2.386431
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "parameters": {
      "country": "US",
      "metric": "CPI"
    },
    "time": 983
  }
}

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Response 200

Successful response · application/json

dataEconomyIndicatorResponse
Macroeconomic indicator data grouped by metric.
- categorystring | null
  Metric category
  One of business_confidence consumer_confidence consumer_spending economic_sentiment employment gdp government housing income industrial_production inflation interest_rates investment manufacturing money_supply trade
  Example inflation
- countrystring | null
  ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
  Example US
- metricsarray of EconomyMetricrequired
  Metrics matching the query, each with its own data array
metaResponseMeta
Response envelope metadata. Always present on a 200: time is set by core/response.py on every successful response. Errors carry the same block, built by the same code, so a client parses one meta shape whether the call succeeded or failed.
- timeinteger
  Server-side processing time in milliseconds
  Example 17
- parametersobject
  Echo of the request parameters the endpoint resolved

Errors

400Invalid request parameters. Returned when required query parameters are missing, have invalid types, or violate constraints (e.g., providing both symbol and isin when they are mutually exclusive).
401Missing or invalid API key.
404Resource not found.
429Rate limit exceeded. Retry after the `Retry-After` header interval.
500An unexpected error occurred on the server. If the issue persists, contact support with the X-Request-Id header value.
502Upstream data provider returned an error or is temporarily unavailable. Retry after a short delay.
504The request timed out waiting for a response from the upstream data provider. This may occur for complex queries or during peak load.
defaultAn unexpected error occurred on the server. If the issue persists, contact support with the X-Request-Id header value.