Data delivery

Forecast data, delivered around your workflow.

Use Consensus Forecasts as complete publications, structured Excel, API feeds or carefully preserved historical databases. Broader licensing and institutional platform access can then scale those data across your organisation.

Structured for automation, quantitative research and AI-enabled workflows.

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Independent forecasts. Transparent underlying views. Consistent history.

More than just a single number. Get the consensus, the full range of individual views and a historical record to support better decisions.

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Track changing expectations

See how consensus forecasts and individual views evolve over time.

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Compare individual forecasters

Explore the full distribution of forecasts behind the consensus.

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Choose your access route

Four ways to work with the same underlying forecast data.

Choose the delivery route that fits your work. Every option follows the same survey methods and definitions.

Read + share

Forecast publication access

Receive the complete forecast publication with tables, survey results and editorial commentary on the regular release schedule.

  • Complete forecast tables and commentary
  • PDF delivery for authorised users
  • Print copies available where required
Analyse + backtest

Excel historical data

Work directly with current and historical survey databases in consistently structured spreadsheets designed for research and modelling.

  • Historical survey databases
  • Individual and consensus forecasts
  • TrendCharts and regular updates
Automate + integrate

API + Continuous Consensus

Feed structured forecast data into internal systems and monitor forecast revisions more frequently than the monthly survey cycle.

  • REST architecture and CSV output
  • Daily Continuous Consensus updates
  • Panellist tracking identifiers
Backtest + research

Historical Databank

Reconstruct the forecasts that were actually available at each survey date using carefully preserved historical databases.

  • 21m+ individual forecasts in our databank
  • Point-in-time survey history
  • Revision, dispersion and forecast error analysis
Institutional access

Scale access across teams or existing research platforms.

Direct delivery can sit alongside organisation-wide licensing and the data tools your researchers already use.

Site licences

Broader internal distribution

Tailor authorised PDF or Excel access around user numbers, teams, locations and internal distribution requirements.

  • Multi-user and departmental access
  • Internal email or intranet distribution
  • Terms matched to your organisation
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Data platforms

Use data in established research tools

Selected Consensus Economics databases are available through major institutional data and research platforms.

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A simple way to start

Evaluate the forecasts first. Scale the delivery route when you are ready.

  1. 1
    Review a sample

    See the publication structure, forecast coverage and level of detail.

  2. 2
    Choose the database

    Select the countries, variables and forecast services you need.

  3. 3
    Choose the delivery

    Add Excel, API, platform or wider licensing as your workflow requires.

Common questions

Practical questions about delivery

Can the data be used across teams and internal systems?

Yes. Broader licensing can support organisations that need data distributed across teams, systems or internal applications. Explore institutional access.

Is the structured data suitable for modern analytical workflows?

Yes. Consistent naming, stable structures and machine-readable delivery make the data suitable for automation, quantitative research and AI-enabled workflows. Explore API delivery.

Full transparency

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Review sample forecasts before subscribing, or speak to our team about data delivery and institutional access.

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