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BIS statistics in Duaer

In Duaer: Bank for International Settlements series by dataflow and key: central bank policy rates, credit, property prices, and exchange rates by country. One successful search uses 1 credit.

What you get

Duaer BIS statistics reads series from the BIS Data Portal, which compiles central bank data for about 60 economies. Use + in the key to compare countries.

Pick Duaer Data → BIS statistics in the node creator, or open the data market. Related: ECB statistics, IMF indicators.

When to use it

  • Compare central bank policy rates across countries.
  • Track residential property prices or credit to GDP.

When not to use it

Search on the canvas

  1. Open the node creator and pick Duaer Data → BIS statistics.
  2. Fill Dataflow (such as WS_CBPOL) and Series Key (such as M.US+GB+CN). Optional: Latest Observations.
  3. Limit defaults to 10, max 20. Execute.

A search uses 1 credit only when it returns rows. No rows, wrong input, or an upstream failure uses 0.

Call the API

  • GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/bis?dataflow=WS_CBPOL&key=M.US%2BGB%2BCN
  • Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>

The call skill below matches Copy skill in the Duaer data market, with parameters, examples, and result fields.

Call skill

Same text as Copy skill.

---
name: duaer-bis
description: >-
  Duaer BIS statistics. Bank for International Settlements series by dataflow and key: central bank policy rates, credit, property prices, and exchange rates by country.
  One successful search uses 1 Duaer credit.
---

# Duaer BIS statistics

Duaer BIS statistics reads series from the BIS Data Portal, which compiles central bank data for about 60 economies. Use + in the key to compare countries.

## When to use

- Compare central bank policy rates across countries.
- Track residential property prices or credit to GDP.

## When not to use

- Euro area only. Use https://skills.duaer.com/ecb.md.
- Broad development indicators. Use https://skills.duaer.com/world-bank.md.

## Call

`GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/bis?dataflow=WS_CBPOL&key=M.US%2BGB%2BCN`

Header: `Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>`

Use an account key or a model API key.

Get a Duaer key: https://skills.duaer.com/keys.md

## Parameters

Provide `dataflow` and `key`.

- `dataflow` — Dataflow such as WS_CBPOL (policy rates), WS_SPP (property prices), or WS_XRU (exchange rates).
- `key` — Series key with + for several countries, such as M.US+GB+CN. Encode + as %2B in a URL.
- `observations` — Optional. Latest periods per series, 1 to 60. Default 5.
- `limit` — Optional. Rows to return, from 1 to 20. Default 10.

## Examples

- `GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/bis?dataflow=WS_CBPOL&key=M.US%2BGB%2BCN` — policy rates of the US, UK, and China.
- `GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/bis?dataflow=WS_CBPOL&key=M.JP&observations=24` — two years of Japan policy rates.

## Result

The response is `{ "items": [...] }`. Each item has `source`, `title`, `url`, and `summary`, plus:

- `series`, `seriesTitle` — series key and BIS title.
- `period`, `value`, `unit` — time period, figure, and unit, newest first.
- One field per key dimension, such as `REF_AREA`.

Fields without a value are left out.

## Credits

A search that returns at least one row uses 1 credit.
An empty search, a search that finds nothing, or a failed search uses 0.
Wrong input returns 400 with a message and uses 0.
No remaining credits returns 402 and does not search.
A missing key returns 401.

## Related

- https://skills.duaer.com/ecb.md — Duaer ECB statistics
- https://skills.duaer.com/imf.md — Duaer IMF indicators

Questions

How many credits does a BIS statistics search use in Duaer?

One credit when Duaer returns rows. A search with no rows or an error uses 0.

Which economies does Duaer BIS statistics cover?

Duaer BIS statistics uses central bank data compiled by the BIS for about 60 economies.

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