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Economy Consumer Spend API

Returns yearly household spending for each country and category, such as food, housing or transport, in euro millions, per person or as a share of the total.

GET /v1/economy/consumer-spend

Last updated November 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team

When to use the Economy Consumer Spend API

Use it to compare how much people in different countries spend on a product category, or to see how a country's spending mix changes year to year.

From the API reference

Returns annual household final consumption expenditure per country and spending category, from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Categories are the thirteen top-level COICOP 2018 divisions (food, housing, transport, restaurants_hotels, insurance_financial and so on) plus total. Pick a unit: eur_millions for the size of the market, eur_per_capita to compare countries of different size, or share_of_total for the percentage of all household spending. Results come back as data.series[], one per country and category, each with points[] of { year, value }. A year Eurostat has not published for a country is null, never 0, and the latest years are often provisional. Covers EU and EEA countries and some candidates; the latest published year differs by country, so recent years can be null for some of them. Norway, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Albania, North Macedonia and Kosovo come from Eurostat's older COICOP 1999 dataset, the only one that still carries them: there miscellaneous also includes insurance and financial services, insurance_financial is null, and the United Kingdom stops at 2019. country_code takes ISO codes (GR for Greece, GB for the United Kingdom, EU27 for the union) and Eurostat's own EL and UK spellings. The response also carries dataset (id, label, last update), unit and a source_note.

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Economy API

What can you do with the Consumer Spend API?

The Consumer Spend endpoint gives you structured Economy data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.

Example Request

# GET /v1/economy/consumer-spend: 1 credit per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
# --max-time 60: the API's own time limit for this endpoint.
# --retry 3: retries timeouts, 429 and 5xx, honoring Retry-After.
# -o response.json keeps only the final attempt's body.
# One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
IDEMPOTENCY_KEY=$(od -An -N16 -tx1 /dev/urandom | tr -d ' \n')
curl -sS --max-time 60 --retry 3 -o response.json \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $IDEMPOTENCY_KEY" \
  "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/economy/consumer-spend?country_code=DE%2CFR&category=transport%2Cfood&from_year=2020&to_year=2024&unit=eur_millions" && cat response.json
# GET /v1/economy/consumer-spend: 1 credit per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
import os
import random
import time
import uuid

import requests

API_KEY = os.environ.get("SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY", "YOUR_API_KEY")
TIMEOUT_S = 60  # the API's own time limit for this endpoint.
MAX_RETRIES = 3
URL = "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/economy/consumer-spend"


def backoff(attempt):
    # Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
    return 2 ** attempt * (0.5 + random.random() / 2)


def socialcrawl(params):
    # One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
    idempotency_key = str(uuid.uuid4())
    for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES + 1):
        try:
            res = requests.get(
                URL,
                params=params,
                headers={"x-api-key": API_KEY, "Idempotency-Key": idempotency_key},
                timeout=TIMEOUT_S,
            )
            body = res.json()
        except (requests.RequestException, ValueError):
            # A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
            if attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
                raise
            time.sleep(backoff(attempt))
            continue
        if body["success"]:
            return body
        error = body["error"]
        # Branch on error["type"], never on the message text.
        if error["type"] == "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND":
            return None  # refunded: nothing to read
        retry_after = res.headers.get("Retry-After")
        # SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
        permanent = error["type"] == "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" and retry_after is None
        if not error.get("retryable") or permanent or attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
            raise RuntimeError(f"{error['type']}: {error['message']} (request_id {body['request_id']})")
        # Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
        time.sleep(float(retry_after) if retry_after else backoff(attempt))


params = {
    "country_code": "DE,FR",
    "category": "transport,food",
    "from_year": "2020",
    "to_year": "2024",
    "unit": "eur_millions",
}
body = socialcrawl(params)
if body is not None:
    print(body["data"])
// GET /v1/economy/consumer-spend: 1 credit per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
// Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
const API_KEY = process.env.SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY ?? "YOUR_API_KEY";
const TIMEOUT_MS = 60_000; // the API's own time limit for this endpoint.
const MAX_RETRIES = 3;

type Page = { next_cursor: string | null; has_more: boolean };
type SocialCrawlResponse =
  | { success: true; data: any; pagination?: Page; credits_used: number; request_id: string }
  | { success: false; error: { type: string; message: string; retryable: boolean }; request_id: string };

const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
// Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
const backoffMs = (attempt: number) => 2 ** attempt * 1000 * (0.5 + Math.random() / 2);

async function socialcrawl(url: URL) {
  // One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
  const idempotencyKey = crypto.randomUUID();
  for (let attempt = 0; ; attempt++) {
    let res: Response;
    let body: SocialCrawlResponse;
    try {
      res = await fetch(url, {
        headers: {
          "x-api-key": API_KEY,
          "Idempotency-Key": idempotencyKey,
        },
        signal: AbortSignal.timeout(TIMEOUT_MS),
      });
      body = (await res.json()) as SocialCrawlResponse;
    } catch (error) {
      // A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
      if (attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) throw error;
      await sleep(backoffMs(attempt));
      continue;
    }
    if (body.success) return body;
    // Branch on error.type, never on the message text.
    if (body.error.type === "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND") return null; // refunded: nothing to read
    const retryAfter = res.headers.get("Retry-After");
    // SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
    const permanent = body.error.type === "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" && retryAfter === null;
    if (!body.error.retryable || permanent || attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) {
      throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message} (request_id ${body.request_id})`);
    }
    // Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
    await sleep(retryAfter ? Number(retryAfter) * 1000 : backoffMs(attempt));
  }
}

const url = new URL("https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/economy/consumer-spend");
url.searchParams.set("country_code", "DE,FR");
url.searchParams.set("category", "transport,food");
url.searchParams.set("from_year", "2020");
url.searchParams.set("to_year", "2024");
url.searchParams.set("unit", "eur_millions");

const body = await socialcrawl(url);
if (body) console.log(body.data);

Parameters

ParameterRequiredDescription
country_codeYesOne or more ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes, comma-separated (up to 10), e.g. `DE,FR,GR`. `EU27` returns the European Union total.
categoryNoSpending categories, comma-separated. Any of total, food, alcohol_tobacco, clothing, housing, furnishings, health, transport, communication, recreation, education, restaurants_hotels, insurance_financial, miscellaneous. Defaults to all fourteen.
from_yearNoFirst year to return. Defaults to five years before the current year.
to_yearNoLast year to return. Defaults to the latest year Eurostat has.
unitNo`eur_millions` (current prices, million euro, the default), `eur_per_capita` (current prices, euro per person) or `share_of_total` (percentage of total household spending). (eur_millions | eur_per_capita | share_of_total)
Example Response

What does the Economy Consumer Spend API return?

Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.

Example response
{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "economy",
  "endpoint": "/v1/economy/consumer-spend",
  "data": {
    "dataset": {
      "id": "nama_10_co3_p3",
      "label": "Household final consumption expenditure by purpose (COICOP 1999)",
      "updated": "2026-10-03T09:00:00.000Z"
    },
    "unit": {
      "code": "eur_millions",
      "label": "Current prices, million euro"
    },
    "series": [
      {
        "country": "DE",
        "country_name": "Germany",
        "category": "transport",
        "category_label": "Transport",
        "points": [
          {
            "year": 2020,
            "value": 212906
          },
          {
            "year": 2021,
            "value": 224030
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "country": "DE",
        "country_name": "Germany",
        "category": "food",
        "category_label": "Food and non-alcoholic beverages",
        "points": [
          {
            "year": 2020,
            "value": 194450
          },
          {
            "year": 2021,
            "value": 200574
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "source_note": "Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, dataset nama_10_co3_p3. Eurostat permits free reuse with attribution. A null value means Eurostat has not published that year for that country; the latest years are often provisional. Figures are household final consumption expenditure by purpose (COICOP), on a national-accounts basis."
  },
  "credits_used": 1,
  "request_id": "req_example000000",
  "cached": false,
  "credits_remaining": 9999,
  "source": "captured",
  "captured_at": "2026-10-03T18:35:25.402Z",
  "redacted": true
}

Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.

API Details

How does the Economy Consumer Spend API work?

Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.

Method

GET

Response

JSON

Why SocialCrawl

Why use SocialCrawl for Economy Consumer Spend data?

We handle the complexity of Economy data extraction so you can focus on building. Unified schema, AI enrichment, and zero platform logic in your code.

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import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
    params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
    headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json()
[ .JSON ]
{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "tiktok",
  "data": {
    "author": {
      "username": "charlidamelio",
      "followers": 152400000
    },
    "engagement": {
      "likes": 12400000000,
      "engagement_rate": 0.087
    },
    "metadata": {
      "language": "en",
      "content_category": "lifestyle"
    }
  }
}
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FAQ

Have a question? We got answers

Find answers to frequently asked questions about SocialCrawl's API, pricing, and capabilities.

Contact us
How do I get household spending by country from an API?
Send GET /v1/economy/consumer-spend with country_code set to one or more ISO codes, for example DE,FR. Each result series is one country and category with year and value points. Add category, from_year, to_year and unit to narrow it. Up to 10 countries per call.
Which spending categories does consumer-spend return?
The twelve top-level COICOP divisions, including food, housing, transport and restaurants_hotels, plus total. Leave category out to get all thirteen. Pass a comma-separated list such as transport,food for just those.
What is an example result from consumer-spend?
With country_code=DE, category=transport and unit=eur_millions, Germany's household transport spending for 2022 is EUR 253,929 million. The same call returns the other years in the window as separate points.
Can I compare countries of different size?
Yes. Set unit=eur_per_capita for euro per person, or unit=share_of_total for the percentage of all household spending. The default eur_millions measures market size in current prices.
Why is a year null instead of 0?
A year Eurostat has not published for a country is null, never 0, so you can tell missing data from zero spending. The latest years are often provisional, and the latest published year differs by country.
How much does one consumer-spend call cost?
1 credit on the standard tier, whatever the number of countries or categories. New accounts get 100 free credits with no card, and a repeat within the 24 hour cache costs 0 credits.

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