BCI - Wholesale and Retail Trade sector
Diffusion Index of Business Confidence for Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector Note: Diffusion Index (DI) ranges from 0 to 100; interpretation of which is as follows: DI > 50 indicates that Positive views are more than Negative views; DI = 50 indicates that Positive views and Negative views are equal; DI < 50 indicates that Positive views are less than the Negative views.
About this series
Diffusion Index of Business Confidence for Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector Note: Diffusion Index (DI) ranges from 0 to 100; interpretation of which is as follows: DI > 50 indicates that Positive views are more than Negative views; DI = 50 indicates that Positive views and Negative views are equal; DI < 50 indicates that Positive views are less than the Negative views.
Use cases
- Chart bci - wholesale and retail trade sector and its full history in a dashboard or research note
- Ground demographic or development analysis in bci - wholesale and retail trade sector
- Benchmark bci - wholesale and retail trade sector over time
- Pull bci - wholesale and retail trade sector into your stack as JSON or CSV
Who uses this
- Development researcher
- Policy analyst
- Academic
- Journalist
Metadata
| Series ID | social.bci_wholesale_retail_trade_sector |
|---|---|
| Source | SBP |
| Unit | index |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First observation | 01 Oct 2017 |
| Last observation | 01 Jul 2026 |
| Tier | basic |
Fetch it
curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
"https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/social.bci_wholesale_retail_trade_sector"JSON by default; add ?format=csv for CSV, from/to to filter dates, or transform=yoy|mom|pct_change|3ma|index for server-side transforms. See the series endpoint docs and pricing.
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FAQ
What is BCI - Wholesale and Retail Trade sector?
Diffusion Index of Business Confidence for Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector Note: Diffusion Index (DI) ranges from 0 to 100; interpretation of which is as follows: DI > 50 indicates that Positive views are more than Negative views; DI = 50 indicates that Positive views and Negative views are equal; DI < 50 indicates that Positive views are less than the Negative views.
Does PakDataHub have Pakistan population and social data on BCI - Wholesale and Retail Trade sector?
Yes. BCI - Wholesale and Retail Trade sector is an official Pakistan population and social time series (monthly, from SBP) available on the PakDataHub API, covering 2017 to 2026. Query it as JSON or CSV at /v1/series/social.bci_wholesale_retail_trade_sector, with server-side transforms (YoY, index, % change).
How far back does BCI - Wholesale and Retail Trade sector go?
PakDataHub carries BCI - Wholesale and Retail Trade sector covering 2017 to 2026, updated on a monthly basis from SBP.
How do I get BCI - Wholesale and Retail Trade sector via the API?
Call GET /v1/series/social.bci_wholesale_retail_trade_sector with your API key. Add ?format=csv for a download, or filter by date with from/to.