
One of the Bundesbank’s tasks is to collect statistical data. Some of these data are then fed into the time series published on the internet in the time series database.
In recent years, there have been increased demands for all data providers to make more data available for research purposes. This applies, on the one hand, to the individual data used for the calculation of the published aggregated data. This is because only using these individual data is it possible to accurately reflect the heterogeneity of the relevant feature carriers in academic studies. Due to legal requirements, individual data cannot be made generally available. However, these data are made available under strict conditions and for clearly defined academic research purposes at the Research Centre of the Deutsche Bundesbank. Furthermore, in the area of aggregated data, there is also an increasing demand for real-time data. These data reflect an out-of-date data set and may therefore deviate from data currently available as a result of corrections carried out in the meantime.
The majority of the data currently made available by the Bundesbank in this context are explained in more detail here. Furthermore, combined data sets from current or previous research projects can be made available upon request. These data link both Bundesbank data sets with each other and with external data provided by other public and private suppliers. The use of such combined data sets is, however, subject to special confidentiality conditions.
Furthermore, information is given here regarding research projects and publications. Research networks which work with the respective data sets on an intensive basis are also presented.