The Bureau of Economic Analysis

The Bureau of Economic Analysis Industry API

GDP by industry, input-output accounts, and sector-level data.

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Operations 2

GET /gdp-by-industry-data Get GDP by Industry Data #
GET /input-output-data Get Input-Output Data #

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https://www.bea.gov/resources/for-developers
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https://apps.bea.gov/api/_pdf/bea_web_service_api_user_guide.pdf

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/the-bureau-of-economic-analysis/refs/heads/main/openapi/the-bureau-of-economic-analysis-industry-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

the-bureau-of-economic-analysis-industry-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Bureau of Economic Analysis Industry API
  description: The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Data API provides programmatic access to BEA published economic statistics using industry-standard methods and procedures.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Bureau of Economic Analysis Developer Support
    url: https://www.bea.gov/resources/for-developers
  license:
    name: Public Domain
    url: https://www.bea.gov/help/faq/245
servers:
- url: https://apps.bea.gov/api/data
  description: BEA API Production Server
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Industry
  description: GDP by industry, input-output accounts, and sector-level data.
paths:
  /gdp-by-industry-data:
    get:
      operationId: getGDPByIndustryData
      summary: Get GDP by Industry Data
      description: Retrieves GDP-by-industry data, including value added, gross output, and intermediate inputs by industry sector (NAICS-based).
      tags:
      - Industry
      parameters:
      - name: UserID
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
      - name: method
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - GetData
        example: GetData
      - name: DatasetName
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - GDPbyIndustry
        example: GDPbyIndustry
      - name: TableID
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Table identifier within GDPbyIndustry dataset.
        schema:
          type: integer
        example: 1
      - name: Frequency
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - A
          - Q
        example: A
      - name: Year
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: '2023'
      - name: Industry
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Industry code. Use 'ALL' for all industries.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: ALL
      - name: ResultFormat
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - JSON
          - XML
          default: JSON
      responses:
        '200':
          description: GDP by industry data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataResponse'
  /input-output-data:
    get:
      operationId: getInputOutputData
      summary: Get Input-Output Data
      description: Retrieves data from the Input-Output dataset covering supply and use tables, requirements tables, and make and use tables for the U.S. economy.
      tags:
      - Industry
      parameters:
      - name: UserID
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
      - name: method
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - GetData
        example: GetData
      - name: DatasetName
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - InputOutput
        example: InputOutput
      - name: TableID
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Input-Output table identifier.
        schema:
          type: integer
        example: 56
      - name: Year
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: '2022'
      - name: ResultFormat
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - JSON
          - XML
          default: JSON
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Input-output tables data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    DataPoint:
      type: object
      properties:
        TableName:
          type: string
          description: Table name for this data point.
        SeriesCode:
          type: string
          description: Series code identifying the specific series.
        LineNumber:
          type: string
          description: Line number in the source table.
        LineDescription:
          type: string
          description: Description of the line item.
        TimePeriod:
          type: string
          description: Time period for the data point (e.g., 2023, 2023Q1).
        CL_UNIT:
          type: string
          description: Classification unit.
        MULT:
          type: string
          description: Multiplier for the data value (e.g., 6 = millions).
        DataValue:
          type: string
          description: The actual data value as a string.
        NoteRef:
          type: string
          description: Reference to note, if applicable.
    DataResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        BEAAPI:
          type: object
          properties:
            Request:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RequestInfo'
            Results:
              type: object
              properties:
                Statistic:
                  type: string
                  description: Name of the statistic returned.
                UnitOfMeasure:
                  type: string
                  description: Unit of measure for the data values.
                PublicTable:
                  type: string
                  description: Name of the public table.
                UTCProductionTime:
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                  description: Production timestamp of the data.
                NoteRef:
                  type: string
                  description: Reference to any notes on the data.
                Dimensions:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dimension'
                Data:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataPoint'
                Notes:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      NoteRef:
                        type: string
                      NoteText:
                        type: string
    Dimension:
      type: object
      properties:
        Name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the dimension (e.g., TableName, Frequency, Year, Line).
        DataType:
          type: string
          description: Data type of the dimension values.
        IsValue:
          type: string
          enum:
          - '0'
          - '1'
          description: Indicates if this dimension contains the actual data value.
    RequestInfo:
      type: object
      properties:
        RequestParam:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              ParameterName:
                type: string
              ParameterValue:
                type: string
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: UserID
      description: BEA API key obtained by registering at https://apps.bea.gov/api/signup/