East Asia Econ Data API

Formally launching my data API, which now allows access to almost 700,000 series covering China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan, with monthly, quarterly and annual data.

Paul Cavey

Feb 6, 2026 • 1 min read

All the data I collect from statistical agencies and central banks to use in my analysis is now available via an API. Altogether, there are almost 700,000 data series. So far, that includes monthly, quarterly and annual data, but I might add daily and weekly too.

All members can use the API, but how much data can be accessed depends on your subscription level. You can find more details on that, as well as a search function for series in the API, and instructions on getting a key for machine access, here:

Any questions or comments, please get in touch with me directly.

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