# 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=Forecast` only). Query `/{countryCode}/{seriesCode}`; `date` is YYYY-01-01.
* `EIU_FORECASTS_QUARTERLY` — quarterly country forecasts (`status=Forecast` only). Query `/{countryCode}/{seriesCode}`; `date` is the first day of the quarter.
  Join catalog to values on `seriesCode`. Do not join on `date`: reference `date` is 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

1. Query `EIU_FORECASTS_REFERENCE/{category}` and read `seriesCode` / `seriesName` (`path` and `searchText` help disambiguate).
2. Pick an EIU `countryCode` (not always ISO-3166; Serbia is `YG`, not `RS`).
3. Pull values:
   * Annual: `EIU_FORECASTS_ANNUAL/{countryCode}/{seriesCode}` (`period` is YYYY).
   * Quarterly: `EIU_FORECASTS_QUARTERLY/{countryCode}/{seriesCode}` (e.g. `2027-10-01` for 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_TOURISM` then `.../EIU_FORECASTS_ANNUAL/AE/{seriesCode}` or `.../EIU_FORECASTS_QUARTERLY/AE/{seriesCode}`.

- **Category:** Macro Economics
- **Type:** ref data
- **Workspace:** EDGE
- **Dataset Id:** EIU_COUNTRY_MACRO_ECONOMICS_REFERENCE
- **Region:** Global
- **Records:** 15,280
- **Newest Record:** 2026-11-09
- **Oldest Record:** 2026-08-18
- **Updated At:** 2026-11-09

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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

Published by Economist Enterprise (EIU)

Website: https://economistenterprise.com/

## Methods

### Batch API

Example API request: `https://api.blueskyapi.com/v1/data/EDGE/EIU_COUNTRY_MACRO_ECONOMICS_REFERENCE/INCOME_AND_SPENDING?`

#### Time Series Query Parameters

You can use any time series query parameters with this dataset. [Full documentation](https://console.vianexus.com/docs/api-basics/time-series-data)

## 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.`
    
\* required

## 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

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