The Bureau of Economic Analysis · Schema

BEA Data Point

A single economic data point returned by the BEA Data API.

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Properties

Name Type Description
TableName string Name of the BEA table this data point belongs to.
SeriesCode string Unique series code identifying the specific economic series.
LineNumber string Line number in the source BEA table.
LineDescription string Human-readable description of the line item.
TimePeriod string Time period for the data point (e.g., 2023, 2023Q1, 2023M01).
CL_UNIT string Classification unit for the data value.
MULT string Multiplier applied to the data value (6 = millions of dollars).
DataValue string The actual economic data value as a string. May include commas as thousands separators.
NoteRef string Reference key to an associated note, if applicable.
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JSON Schema

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    "LineNumber": {
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      "description": "Classification unit for the data value."
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