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DESTATIS
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Provider
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:provider_name: destatis 
:provider_longname: Federal Statistical Office, Germany
:provider URL: https://www.destatis.de
:approximate number of datasets: ~1700
   

Data accessibility
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:SDMX: No
:REST API: yes,
	   https://www-genesis.destatis.de/genesis/misc/GENESIS-Webservices_Introduction.pdf
:Remark: I couldn't use Python package zeep because
	 https://www-genesis.destatis.de/genesisWS/services/RechercheService_2010?wsdl
	 references elements from Apache namespace. Use http request
	 instead. Warning: in http: the order of the request elements
	 matters. Copy exactly examples in
	 https://www-genesis.destatis.de/genesis/misc/GENESIS-Webservices_Introduction.pdf
	 I can only export tables in German even when they are display
	 in English.
	 Conclusion: mimic the human interface
:Bulk Download: SOAP, https://www-genesis.destatis.de/genesisWS/web/ExportService_2010
:Account: Yes, 50 euros/year or 500 euros/year for linear datasets
:Licence:
   https://www-genesis.destatis.de/genesis/online;jsessionid=4B495C1D8B093AFA3C6565AB1DDBCA5D.tomcat_GO_2_1?Menu=Nutzungsbedingungen&zurueck=Registrierung
   
Desired datasets
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:Description:  

Selected themes:
Themes

Code	Content
12	Population
13	Labour market
21	Education and culture, research and development
22	Social security benefits
31	Buildings and housing
*4	Economic sectors
*51	Foreign trade
*6	Prices, earnings, income, consumption expenditure
7	Public finances, taxes, public service personnel
*8	Economic accounts
*9	National and international indicator systems

(*) prioritary categories
   

Data tree
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:Existence of a hierachy of datasets on web site:
   themes/statistics/tables (=? datasets )
:How to recover the information: ExportService_2010
   themes: from https://www-genesis.destatis.de/genesis/online/logon?language=en 
   statistics: from SOAP StatistikKatalog() (see snipet)
   tables: from SOAP TabellenKatalog()
   
Datasets
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:datasetCode: provided
:how to get release date: not possible ?
:dataset docHref: no
:dataset notes: ?
:dimension_list: provided in table interface
:use of attributes: in displayed table bu not in csv
:attribute_list: see Explanation of symbols in displayed table
:available frequencies: ?
:availability of previous updates: no
:existence of real time datasets: no
			
Series
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:Series key: to be made up from dimensions
:Series name: to be made up from dimensions
:Series docHref: no
:Series notes: no
:missing values: in csv: '-'
:date format: year and sub-period on different lines
:mixed frequencies in the same dataset: no ?

Updates
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:calendar of future updates:
   https://www.destatis.de/EN/PressServices/Press/preview/Preview.html
   (monthly calendar)
:summary of previous upudates: no ?	     
:regular updates: no
:RSS flow: https://www.destatis.de/EN/Meta/RSS/RSS_News.html
:best way to monitor updates: calendar
		     
Special problems
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Other remarks
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:SOAP client: see http://docs.python-zeep.org/en/master/, but doesn't
	      work as it is