SARB
Provider
- provider_name: SARB
- provider_longname: South African Reserve Bank
- provider URL: https://www.resbank.co.za
- region: South Africa
- terms of use: https://www.resbank.co.za/Disclaimer/Pages/Disclaimer-Home.aspx
- approximate number of datasets:
Data accessibility
- SDMX: (If yes, links and SDMX releases implemented: ML 2.0, ML 2.1, JSON 2.1) else No
- REST API: (If yes, links doc and base URL api) else NO
- Bulk Download: (if yes, links and formats: csv, xls, sdmx, also indicate wheter they are zipped) else No
- Account: Yes if account (login/password) are requires for access to SDMX/REST API or Bulk Download
Desired datasets
- Description: (brief description of subset that we want on Widukind or list if less than 10)
Data tree
- Existence of a hierachy of datasets on web site:
- How to recover the information: (filename or SDMX resource)
Datasets
Category: Composite business cycle indicators
Dataset
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datasetName: Composite Business Cycle Indicators (ignore date in file name)
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datasetCode: BCI
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datasetURL: Parse Excel file's URL in first element of list at https://www.resbank.co.za/Research/Statistics/Pages/CompositeBusinessCycleIndicators.aspx
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how to get release date: Look for Published date in https://www.resbank.co.za/Research/Statistics/Pages/CompositeBusinessCycleIndicators.aspx
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dataset docHref: no
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dataset notes: no
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dimension_list: no
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use of attributes: no
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attribute_list: NA
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available frequencies: M
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availability of previous updates: no
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existence of real time datasets: no
Series
- Series key: initials of series name
- Series name: row 1 and row2
- Series docHref: no
- Series notes: no
- missing values: blank cell
- date format: mm/dd/yyyy (ignore day)
- mixed frequencies in the same dataset: no
Category: Monthly release of selected data
Dataset
- datasetName: International economic data
- datasetCode: MRDIE
- datasetURL: https://wwwrs.resbank.co.za/webindicators/MonthlyReleaseExcel.aspx?DataType=MRDIE
Dataset
- datasetName: Capital market
- datasetCode: MRDCM
- datasetURL: https://wwwrs.resbank.co.za/webindicators/MonthlyReleaseExcel.aspx?DataType=MRDCM
Dataset
- datasetName: National government finance
- datasetCode: MRDFG
- datasetURL: https://wwwrs.resbank.co.za/webindicators/MonthlyReleaseExcel.aspx?DataType=MRDGE
Dataset
- datasetName: Economic indicators (seasonally adjusted)
- datasetCode: MRDEI
- datasetURL: https://wwwrs.resbank.co.za/webindicators/MonthlyReleaseExcel.aspx?DataType=MRDEI
Common features
- how to get release date: https://www.resbank.co.za/Research/Statistics/Pages/MonthlyReleaseOfSelectedData.aspx (Latest Date)
- dataset docHref: no
- dataset notes: no
- dimension_list:
- T: topic: row 1, take initials as code
- I: indicator: row 2, take initials as code
- use of attributes: no
- attribute_list: NA
- available frequencies: M
- availability of previous updates: no
- existence of real time datasets: no
Series
- Series key: initials of series name
- Series name: row 1 and row2
- Series docHref: no
- Series notes: no
- missing values: blank cell
- date format: mmm, yyyy
- mixed frequencies in the same dataset: no
Category: Current Account
Dataset
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datasetName: Current account (ignore date in file name)
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datasetCode: CA
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datasetURL: Parse zipped Excel file's URL in first element of list at https://www.resbank.co.za/Publications/QuarterlyBulletins/Pages/Current-Account-Release.aspx
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how to get release date: Look for Published date in https://www.resbank.co.za/Publications/QuarterlyBulletins/Pages/Current-Account-Release.aspx
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dataset docHref: no
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dataset notes: no
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dimension_list: no
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use of attributes: no
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attribute_list: NA
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available frequencies: A, Q
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availability of previous updates: no
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existence of real time datasets: no
Series
- Series key: initials of series name
- Series name: col B (compound with previous less indented name to avoid duplicate names)
- Series docHref: no
- Series notes: no
- missing values: blank cell
- date format: yyyy (for annual) yyyyqq (for quarterly)
- mixed frequencies in the same dataset: yes
Updates
- calendar of future updates: no
- summary of previous updates: yes, for some datasets
- regular updates: no
- RSS flow: https://www.resbank.co.za/_layouts/SARB_RSS.aspx?listname=News%20and%20Publications&itemview=/Publications/Detail-Item-View/Pages/Publications.aspx&limit=25
- best way to monitor updates: RSS or check once a day