ABS Data Fixtures

Data in this directory was sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) via the ABS Data API (https://api.data.abs.gov.au).

Attribution: Australian Bureau of Statistics, accessed April 2026. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). https://www.abs.gov.au/website-privacy-copyright-and-disclaimer

Datasets

File	Source	Dataflow
gdp_readings.json	National Accounts	ABS,ANA_AGG
labour_force_readings.json	Labour Force, Australia	ABS,LF
cpi_readings.json	Consumer Price Index	ABS,CPI
leading_index_readings.json	Business Indicators (proxy)	ABS,BI
daily_activity_readings.json	Generated (no ABS equivalent)	—

Notes

• GDP and Labour Force data cover 2000–2024
• CPI covers 2000–2024 by expenditure category
• The leading index uses ABS Business Indicators as a proxy — the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index is not published via the ABS API
• Daily activity data remains procedurally generated as no equivalent ABS daily series exists

Data structure notes

The ABS API returns SDMX-formatted CSV. The fetch script transforms this into flat JSON matching our database schema. Industry and category names are taken directly from ABS codelist labels.