grosshandelsumsatz-real-bv41

Unofficial Notice

This repository is a private open-source project and is not an official repository of the Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis).

Data Explanation

• Official dataset label: Umsatz im Großhandel real mit Kalender- und Saisonbereinigung nach BV 4.1
• Source CSV: https://www.destatis.de/static/de_/opendata/data/grosshandelsumsatz_real_bv41.csv
• Source page: https://www.destatis.de/EN/Service/OpenData/short-term-indicators.html
• Snapshot timestamp (UTC): 2026-06-30T08:57:22.565885+00:00

Overview

This dataset contains a machine-learning-ready tabular version of a Destatis open-data series. The original CSV is transformed with deterministic preprocessing rules to support reproducible ML workflows.

Dataset Structure

Files:

• data.csv: normalized table
• README.md: dataset card with provenance and processing notes

Columns (sample):

• date
• indicator
• value

Field Notes

• date: time index / reporting period.

Processing Pipeline

The source CSV is processed without AI generation:

• delimiter normalization
• header normalization (snake_case)
• missing-value token normalization
• German numeric normalization (e.g. 1.234,56 -> 1234.56)
• row consistency checks

Data Quality Notes

• Rows: 2440
• Columns: 8
• Numeric columns ratio: 0.88
• Missing ratio: 0.00
• Quality note: ok

Official Context Snippet

Official description from source metadata: Umsatz im Großhandel real mit Kalender- und Saisonbereinigung nach BV 4.1. This series is published by Destatis as part of its open data program.

Intended Use

This dataset is suitable for:

• time-series baseline modeling
• tabular feature engineering
• analytics and reproducible benchmarking

Limitations

• Official revisions can update historical values.
• Indicator semantics follow Destatis conventions and may require domain context.

License

Source data rights follow the official Destatis open-data terms. Repository metadata uses license: other for Hugging Face compatibility.

Maintainer

Maintained by the destatis Hugging Face organization (community-run, unofficial).