# Journalists & data storytelling

When the SBP moves the policy rate, flour prices jump in Karachi or reserves fall, you need the official number, its history and a chart quickly. PakDataHub gives you all three from the official sources, with the source named on every series.

## No-code first

- [Inflation calculator](https://pakdatahub.com/tools/inflation-calculator): what a rupee amount from any year is worth today.
- [USD/PKR history](https://pakdatahub.com/tools/usd-pkr-history): the rupee against the dollar since 1947.
- [Cost of living by city](https://pakdatahub.com/tools/cost-of-living): how fast essentials are getting pricier in 17 cities.
- [Fund screener](https://pakdatahub.com/tools/fund-screener): every mutual fund, ranked.
- A chart page for every series at `https://pakdatahub.com/series/{id}`, e.g. [/series/inflation.cpi.national.yoy](https://pakdatahub.com/series/inflation.cpi.national.yoy).

## The story series

| Story | Series |
|---|---|
| Inflation this month | `inflation.cpi.national.yoy`, food `inflation.cpi.urban.food` |
| Petrol or flour price in your city | `/v1/commodities/by-city?item=petrol&city=karachi` |
| Rupee depreciation | `fx.rate.avg.usd` with `transform=yoy` |
| Reserves crisis and recovery | `reserves.total_sbp_reserves` (monthly, 1948 ->) |
| Remittances record | `remittances.total` |
| Interest-rate cycle | `rates.policy_target`, `rates.kibor.6m` |
| Car sales slump or boom | `auto.sales_cars` |
| Cashless Pakistan | `payments.raast.total.value` |

## Get a CSV for your graphics desk

```bash
curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
  "https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/reserves.total_sbp_reserves?from=2020-01-01&sort=asc&format=csv" -o reserves.csv
```

Open it in Datawrapper, Flourish, Excel or Google Sheets ([how](https://pakdatahub.com/docs/use-case-excel-sheets-bi.md)).

**Attribution:** every series lists its official publisher (`meta.source`: SBP, PBS, PTA or MUFAP). Cite that publisher, with PakDataHub as the access route.

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Source: https://pakdatahub.com/docs/use-case-journalists - PakDataHub docs index: https://pakdatahub.com/docs/llms.txt