econ-datareader 1.0.0

Download Econ Data - Macro and Finance

Econ DataReader

Econ DataReader is a Python library designed to easily fetch economic and financial data from various sources, including the Bank of Korea, FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), domestic and international financial market data, and cryptocurrency prices. This tool simplifies data collection and can be seamlessly integrated into data science workflows.

Key Features

• Fetch economic data from various sources such as:
  • Trad-Fi market data (stocks, bonds, etc.)
  • Cryptocurrencies: Upbit spot prices, Binance spot/futures prices
  • FRED
  • Bank of Korea (BOK)

Installation

You can easily install econ_datareader via pip.

pip install econ_datareader

Usage

Here are some examples of how to use econ_datareader.

Trad-Fi and Cryptocurrency

from econdatareader.finance import FinanceDownloader

downloader = FinanceDownloader()
data = downloader.download_data('CRYPTO_SPOT_BINANCE', ['BTCUSDT', 'ETHUSDT'], '1m', 202407240000, 202408050000)

The arguments for the download_data method are as follows:

• Data Type: Choose from KOREA_STOCK, GLOBAL_FINANCE, CRYPTO_SPOT_BINANCE, CRYPTO_FUTURES_BINANCE, CRYPTO_SPOT_UPBIT
• Ticker: Enter as ['Ticker1', 'Ticker2']
• Time Interval: Enter as a string like 1m, 1h, 1d, 1M
• Start Time: Enter as YYYYMMddHHmm format (int type)
• End Time: Same format as Start Time

To retrieve data, you can use the following. For instance, to get ETHUSDT data from the example above:

eth_data = data['ETHUSDT']

For KOREA_STOCK, intraday data is only available for up to 7 business days from the current date. For GLOBAL_FINANCE, minute-level intraday data is available for up to 30 days, while hourly data is available for up to 730 days.

FRED

from econdatareader.fred import FredDownloader

downloader = FredDownloader(api_key='your_api_key')
id_table = downloader.search_series_by_keyword('core consumer price index')
data = downloader.download_data(['Code1', 'Code2'], '2011-01-01', '2024-08-01')

To download FRED data, you need to obtain an API_KEY from FRED. You can sign up and get your API_KEY from the following link:

• https://fred.stlouisfed.org/

The arguments for the search_series_by_keyword method are as follows:

• keyword: Enter as a str type. For example, to find the id of the Core CPI, you might input core consumer price index.

The arguments for the download_data method are as follows:

• Data IDs: Enter as ['Code1', 'Code2']
• Start Time: Enter as YYYY-mm-dd format (str type)
• End Time: Same format as Start Time

Each data series has a unique ID that can be found through keyword search on FRED. For example, the daily US Dollar Index ID is DTWEXBGS.

To retrieve data, you can use the following. For instance, to get the Dollar Index data from the example above:

dollar_index_data = data['DTWEXBGS']

Bank of Korea (BOK)

from econdatareader.bok import BokDownloader

downloader = BokDownloader(api_key='your_api_key')
id_table = downloader.search_stat_code_by_keyword('소비자물가')
data = downloader.download_data(
  [('StatCode1', 'A', '2013', '2024', 'ItemCode1', '', '', ''), 
  ('StatCode2', 'Q', '2015Q1', '2024Q2', 'ItemCode2-1', 'ItemCode2-2', '', ''),
  ('StatCode3', 'M', '201501', '202407' 'ItemCode3-1', 'ItemCode3-2', 'ItemCode3-3', 'ItemCode3-4'),
  ('Statcode4', 'D', '20110101', '20240101', 'ItemCode4-1', 'ItemCode4-2', 'ItemCode4-3', '')]
)

To download data from the Bank of Korea's economic statistics system, you need to obtain an API_KEY. You can sign up and get your API_KEY from the following link:

• https://ecos.bok.or.kr/api/#/

The arguments for the search_stat_code_by_keyword method are as follows:

• keyword: Enter as a str type. For example, to find the STAT_CODE for the Consumer Price Index, you might input 소비자물가지수.

The arguments for the download_data method are as follows:

• (Data ID, Time Interval, Start Time, End Time, Data Sub ID) in the order shown above (refer to the code example)
• Time Interval: Choose from D, M, Q, A
• Start Time and End Time
  • For D, enter as YYYYMMDD format
  • For M, enter as YYYYMM format
  • For Q, enter as YYYYQd format (d=1,2,3,4)
  • For A, enter as YYYY format
• Data ID and Data Sub ID can be referenced from the Bank of Korea's economic statistics system. (Sub IDs can be up to 4)

To retrieve data, you can use the following. For instance, to get the data for Statcode1 from the example above:

stat1_data = data['StatCode1-ItemCode1'] 

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

Contact

If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact [e-mail].