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Simple search
Advanced search
Advanced search of interest rates and exchange rates
Monthly average for exchange rates
Annual averages for exchange rates
Cross rates
Presentation format
Help
Series information
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A simple search can be used to collect observations during a selected period for all available series within an interest rate or exchange rate group. By clicking on a heading in the menu on the left at www.riksbank.com/statistics/interest & exchange rates you can select a group from the time series available. The following menu alternatives and groups lead to Simple search:
Use the function Advanced search för att lägga till ytterligare sökvillkor.
Use the function Advanced search of interest rates and exchange rates in the menu on the left to combine interest rate series with exchange rate series.
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It is possible to change from simple search to Advanced search. The difference between Advanced search within a group and Simple search is that the advanced search allows you greater options as to how the results should be calculated and presented.
Click on the plus sign in the window “Series” to make more time series visible and selectable. It is also possible to select calculation method, various presentation formats and decimal separator with an advanced search.
The following menu alternatives and groups are available for Advanced search within a group:
Use the function Advanced search of interest rates and exchange rates in the menu on the left to combine interest rate series with exchange rate series.
Instructions
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Clicking on the heading Advanced search of interest rates and exchange rates in the left-hand menu at www.riksbank.com/statistics/interest & exchange rates enables you to search observations of all available interest rate and exchange rate series.
Click on the plus sign in the window “Series” to make more sub-groups and time series visible and selectable.
It is also possible to select calculation method, various presentation formats and decimal separator with a detailed search.
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Clicking on the heading Monthly average for exchange rates in the left-hand menu at www.riksbank.com/statistics/interest & exchange rates makes it possible to access the monthly averages for all available exchange rates during the month of your choice.
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Clicking on the heading Annual averages for exchange rates in the left-hand menu at www.riksbank.com/statistics/interest & exchange rates
makes it possible to access the accumulated annual averages for all available exchange rates during the year of your choice.
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By clicking on the heading Cross rates in the left-hand menu at www.riksbank.com/statistics/interest & exchange rates, it is possible to calculate the cross rate for the currency pair of your choice.
By selecting one or more currency pairs listed against Swedish kronor, the currency pairs’ values will be divided by one another for the purpose of obtaining what is known as a cross rate.
It is also possible to select how the result should be grouped and presented.
Instructions
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HTML
When you have clicked on “Search” the result will be shown in a new window formatted as a table.
This page can easily be printed.
In addition to observations of interest rate or exchange rate series, the HTML file also contains a footnote. The footnote is described in a separate section.
The actual format for the file is a tab-separated text file with the file ending (.xls).
The file can be saved at a selected location in the user’s own computer environment.
The result always shows all selected groups or series during the selected time period, even if the database lacks values for the series.
In addition to observations of interest rate or exchange rate series, the Excel table also contains a footnote.
The footnote is described in a separate section.
The footnote shows information on all series included in the search and is attached in the presentation format HTML and Excel table.
The first line of the footnote shows the Riksbank’s designation for the series, for instance SE GVB 2Y.
The date in brackets shows the period during which there are observations for this series, for example (1987-01-07 -). If there is no final date in the brackets, the series is open.
This means that it is usually updated with a new listing every day.
The second line of the footnote describes the series, for instance government bond with 2-year duration.
The third line states the original source of the series, for example Reuters.
The CSV file is intended to function as a basis for further analysis of data and the result is in the form of a list.
When you have clicked on “Search" the file should be saved and then opened in Excel. It is also possible to open the file in the text-editing program of your choice.
The CSV file has the character set as PC/Windows (ANSI).
When the search page opens, it indicates the decimal separator that applies for the computer’s web browser. It is rarely necessary to change the suggested decimal separator. However, it is possible to select which combination of decimal and column separator the CSV file should have:
The actual format for the file is a tab-separated text file with the file ending (.xls).
The text file is intended to function as a basis for further analysis of data and the result is in the form of a list.
It is possible to select whether the file should be opened in the standard program for files with this file ending (.txt), or whether the file should be saved in the user’s own environment.
The text file has the same character set as PC/Windows (ANSI).
When the search page opens, it indicates the decimal separator that applies for the computer’s web browser. It is rarely necessary to change the suggested decimal separator.
Help | Back Print Close |
Clicking on the link Help opens a page in a new window with instructions for using the search function.
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Clicking on the link Series information opens a new page showing all available information from the database on the selected group and accompanying series.
The date in brackets beside the series name shows the period during which there are observations for this series. If there is no final date in the brackets, the series is open.
This means that it is usually updated with a new listing every day.