EIU Macro Economics Reference Data
EIU Macro Economics Reference Data
EIU Macro Economics Reference Data
EIU Forecast datasets
Three EIU datasets: a series catalog plus annual and quarterly country forecast values. Authenticate with your API key (token).
EIU_FORECASTS_REFERENCE— catalog of series names and categories (no country values). Query/{category}or/{category}/{seriesCode}.EIU_FORECASTS_ANNUAL— yearly country forecasts (status=Forecastonly). Query/{countryCode}/{seriesCode};dateis YYYY-01-01.EIU_FORECASTS_QUARTERLY— quarterly country forecasts (status=Forecastonly). Query/{countryCode}/{seriesCode};dateis the first day of the quarter. Join catalog to values onseriesCode. Do not join ondate: referencedateis the catalog snapshot, not a forecast period. This catalog has no units, currencies, or frequencies; those come from the value datasets when EIU supplies them.
Categories
Use the uppercase slug as the path segment (exact match):
INCOME_AND_SPENDING (Income and spending), AUTOMOTIVE (Automotive), FISCAL_AND_MONETARY_INDICATORS (Fiscal and monetary indicators), GDP_GROWTH_AND_PRODUCTIVITY (GDP, growth and productivity), FOREIGN_DEBT (Foreign debt), ENERGY (Energy), CONSUMER_GOODS (Consumer goods), FINANCIAL_ASSETS_AND_LIABILITIES (Financial assets and liabilities), HEALTHCARE (Healthcare), INVESTMENT_AND_SAVING (Investment and saving), DEMOGRAPHICS (Demographics), COMMODITY_PRICES_PRODUCTION_AND_CONSUMPTION (Commodity prices, production and consumption), COMMUNICATION_AND_TECHNOLOGY (Communication and technology), INTERNATIONAL_TRADE (International trade), TRAVEL_AND_TOURISM (Travel and tourism), FOREIGN_PAYMENTS_AND_RESERVES (Foreign payments and reserves).
Examples:
GET https://api.blueskyapi.com/v1/data/EDGE/EIU_FORECASTS_REFERENCE/TRAVEL_AND_TOURISM?token={API_KEY}
GET https://api.blueskyapi.com/v1/data/EDGE/EIU_FORECASTS_REFERENCE/TRAVEL_AND_TOURISM/{seriesCode}?token={API_KEY}
How to connect
- Query
EIU_FORECASTS_REFERENCE/{category}and readseriesCode/seriesName(pathandsearchTexthelp disambiguate). - Pick an EIU
countryCode(not always ISO-3166; Serbia isYG, notRS). - Pull values:
- Annual:
EIU_FORECASTS_ANNUAL/{countryCode}/{seriesCode}(periodis YYYY). - Quarterly:
EIU_FORECASTS_QUARTERLY/{countryCode}/{seriesCode}(e.g.2027-10-01for 2027q4).GET https://api.blueskyapi.com/v1/data/EDGE/EIU_FORECASTS_ANNUAL/{countryCode}/{seriesCode}?token={API_KEY}GET https://api.blueskyapi.com/v1/data/EDGE/EIU_FORECASTS_QUARTERLY/{countryCode}/{seriesCode}?token={API_KEY}Worked example (UAE tourism):.../EIU_FORECASTS_REFERENCE/TRAVEL_AND_TOURISMthen.../EIU_FORECASTS_ANNUAL/AE/{seriesCode}or.../EIU_FORECASTS_QUARTERLY/AE/{seriesCode}.
- Annual:
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Use Cases
- Strategic Planning - Build consistent planning assumptions using medium- to long-term economic, political and policy forecasts across global markets.
- Market Analysis & Prioritization - Compare countries to identify attractive markets, evaluate growth opportunities and support market-entry or expansion decisions.
- Economic Impact & Scenario Analysis - Assess how changes in growth, inflation, exchange rates, commodities and policy could affect business performance under different scenarios.
- Risk Management - Identify and monitor political, economic, policy and regulatory risks to anticipate disruption and strengthen organizational resilience.
- Operational & Commercial Planning - Translate changes in country, industry and commodity outlooks into implications for demand, costs, pricing, budgets and operational decisions.
Highlights
- Nearly 200 global markets covered, providing consistent economic intelligence at scale.
- Forward-looking forecasts based on expert analysis, helping organizations anticipate change, assess risk and identify emerging opportunities.
- Broad economic and sector coverage, combining macroeconomic forecasts with analysis across 26 industries and commodity markets.
- Built for strategic decision-making, supporting market comparison, scenario modeling, investment decisions and operational planning.
Provider
Methods
Time Series Query Parameters
You can use any time series query parameters with this dataset.
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Response Attributes
| Key | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
category* key | string | URL-safe uppercase slug of the top-level EIU topic (for example GDP_GROWTH_AND_PRODUCTIVITY); use it as the first path segment to list series in that topic. |
date* index | string | Catalog snapshot date (YYYY-MM-DD), not a forecast year or quarter; do not join this to the value datasets. |
| path | string, null | Original EIU browse trail with the unslugged labels, for example Automotive > Market demand > Motor vehicles and parts: market demand (nominal US$). |
| searchText | string, null | Space-joined, de-duplicated tokens from seriesCode, seriesName, category slug, and path nodes for keyword matching. |
seriesCode* subkey | string | Short EIU indicator code (for example DGDP); join this to EIU_FORECASTS_ANNUAL and EIU_FORECASTS_QUARTERLY to get country values. |
| seriesId | number, null | EIU numeric series identifier when the source tree provides one; useful for vendor lookups, not for API path queries. |
| seriesName | string, null | Full human-readable indicator title from EIU (for example Motor vehicles and parts: market demand (nominal US$)). |
| source | string, null | Fixed attribution string EIU Forecasts Reference. |
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Disclaimer
Whilst efforts have been taken to verify the accuracy of this information, neither The Economist Intelligence Unit Ltd. nor its affiliates can accept any responsibility or liability for reliance by any person on this information.
Attribution
Source: Economist Enterprise