Economic Calendar API — CPI, GDP, Jobs, Fed & ECB

What does Economic Calendar API do?

Economic Calendar API gives you an economic calendar as clean rows: the release dates and times of the macro events that move markets, such as US CPI, the jobs report (Employment Situation), GDP, PCE, retail sales, FOMC and ECB rate decisions, UK CPI and labour market data, Canadian CPI and Australian labour force figures. Every event has its date, local time and UTC time, country, currency, an impact level (low, medium, high), the reference period and a link to the agency's page.

The data comes only from the public calendars of the statistics agencies and central banks that publish it: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Federal Reserve, the UK Office for National Statistics, the European Central Bank, Statistics Canada and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Their calendars are public and openly licensed, so the rows are safe to store, chart and feed into your own products, with the source and licence notice on every row.

It works as an economic calendar API alternative for trading bots, dashboards, newsletters and research notebooks: no API key, no account, no browser. A run over the next two weeks takes under 10 seconds.

Use cases for this economic calendar scraper

• Trading and risk. Pause a bot, widen stops or flatten positions before high-impact USD, GBP, EUR, CAD or AUD releases.
• Market dashboards and newsletters. Show "this week's key releases" with exact UTC times, refreshed on a schedule.
• Research and backtests. Pull past release dates (BLS, BEA, FOMC, ONS, ECB) to line up price moves with the release instant.
• Calendars and alerts. Push events to Google Calendar, Slack or Telegram through Make, n8n or Zapier.
• AI agents. Answer "when is the next CPI release?" from fresh, sourced rows.

What data you get for every event

Field	Type	Description
eventTitle	string	Short event name, e.g. Consumer Price Index, FOMC Interest Rate Decision
referencePeriod	string	Period the release covers, e.g. September 2026
fullTitle	string	Title exactly as the agency lists it
date	string	Event date in the source's local time zone, YYYY-MM-DD
time	string	Local clock time HH:MM, when the source publishes one
timezone	string	Time zone of the source, e.g. America/New_York
dateTimeUtc	string	Release instant in UTC (ISO 8601), when a time is published
allDay	boolean	true when the source gives a date but no time (central bank meetings)
country	string	US, GB, EU (euro area), CA, AU
countryName	string	Country or area name
currency	string	Currency the event affects: USD, GBP, EUR, CAD, AUD
impact	string	low, medium or high (see "How impact is set" below)
eventType	string	data_release or central_bank
source	string	Publishing agency
sourceKey	string	bls, bea, fomc, ons, ecb, statcan, abs
dateConfirmed	boolean	false when the agency marks the date as provisional (ONS)
releaseKind	string	The agency's own label, when given (e.g. press, First release, published)
notes	string	Extra context, e.g. FOMC meetings with a Summary of Economic Projections
attribution	string	Source and licence notice for the row
eventId	string	Stable id (source, date and title), handy for de-duplication across runs
url	string	The agency's page for the release, or the calendar page it was listed on
status	string	ok, not_found or error (see below)
error	string	Reason when status is not ok
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 time of extraction

No consensus forecasts, previous or actual values. Forecasts are produced by private survey providers and are not published by the agencies; this Actor gives you the agencies' own schedule, not the numbers.

Coverage by source

sourceKey	Agency	Currency	Main events	Window it can return	Times
bls	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	USD	Employment Situation (jobs report), CPI, PPI, JOLTS, Employment Cost Index, import prices	Current and past years, month by month	Yes, ET
bea	U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis	USD	GDP, Personal Income and Outlays (PCE), trade balance, international transactions	The current year's schedule	Yes, ET
fomc	Federal Reserve	USD	FOMC interest rate decisions (on the last meeting day)	2021 to next year	Date only
ons	UK Office for National Statistics	GBP	UK CPI, labour market, monthly GDP, retail sales, public finances, PPI	Past releases and the months ahead	Yes, UK time
ecb	European Central Bank	EUR	Monetary policy decisions and press conferences	Upcoming meetings (about two years)	Date only
statcan	Statistics Canada	CAD	CPI, Labour Force Survey, retail trade, GDP by industry, manufacturing	Next 2 weeks	8:30 ET
abs	Australian Bureau of Statistics	AUD	Labour force, CPI, wage price index, building approvals, household spending	Next 6 months (future releases only)	Yes, Canberra time

How impact is set

impact is this Actor's own classification, not a value the agencies publish. Fixed rules on the event title mark the usual market movers as high (jobs reports, CPI, GDP headline estimates, PCE, retail sales, central bank decisions and press conferences), second-tier indicators as medium (PPI, trade, JOLTS, housing, industrial production, wages, public finances) and everything else as low. Microdata, studies and methodology notes are always low.

Result status (tri-state output)

status	Meaning	Billed?
ok	One calendar event.	Yes
not_found	The calendar was read, but none of its events matched your window and filters.	No
error	The calendar could not be read after retries; error says why.	No

How to get economic calendar data with this Actor

1. Open the Actor and click Try for free.
2. Keep all Calendars (sources) or remove the ones you do not need.
3. Set From date and To date (today, today+30, or YYYY-MM-DD).
4. Optionally pick Currencies and a Minimum impact.
5. Raise Maximum results to cover your window (a two-week window across all sources is about 75 events), then click Start.
6. Download the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read it from the API.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	array	all 7 sources	Source keys bls, bea, fomc, ons, ecb, statcan, abs (or one of their calendar URLs)
dateFrom	string	today	First day of the window: YYYY-MM-DD, today, today-7
dateTo	string	today+14	Last day of the window (inclusive); at most 400 days after dateFrom
currencies	array	all	Keep only USD, GBP, EUR, CAD, AUD events
minImpact	string	low	low, medium or high
economicOnly	boolean	true	Drop non-economic releases (health, crime, population) from the ONS, StatCan and ABS calendars
keyword	string	-	Keep only events whose title contains this text
maxItems	integer	20	Stop after this many rows

High-impact USD and EUR events for the next 30 days:

{
    "startUrls": ["bls", "bea", "fomc", "ecb"],
    "dateFrom": "today",
    "dateTo": "today+30",
    "currencies": ["USD", "EUR"],
    "minImpact": "high",
    "maxItems": 200
}

Output

Real rows from a run on 2026-10-19:

[
    {
        "url": "https://www.bls.gov/schedule/2026/12_sched_list.htm",
        "status": "ok",
        "eventId": "bls-2026-12-10-c6f6df32",
        "date": "2026-12-10",
        "time": "08:30",
        "timezone": "America/New_York",
        "dateTimeUtc": "2026-12-10T13:30:00.000Z",
        "allDay": false,
        "country": "US",
        "countryName": "United States",
        "currency": "USD",
        "eventTitle": "Consumer Price Index",
        "referencePeriod": "November 2026",
        "fullTitle": "Consumer Price Index for November 2026",
        "impact": "high",
        "eventType": "data_release",
        "source": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics",
        "sourceKey": "bls",
        "dateConfirmed": true,
        "attribution": "Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics release schedule (public domain).",
        "scrapedAt": "2026-10-19T08:51:44.849Z"
    },
    {
        "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/uklabourmarketoctober2026",
        "status": "ok",
        "eventId": "ons-2026-10-20-34ca2bdb",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "time": "07:00",
        "timezone": "Europe/London",
        "dateTimeUtc": "2026-10-20T06:00:00.000Z",
        "allDay": false,
        "country": "GB",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "currency": "GBP",
        "eventTitle": "UK Labour Market",
        "referencePeriod": "October 2026",
        "fullTitle": "UK Labour Market: October 2026",
        "impact": "high",
        "eventType": "data_release",
        "source": "UK Office for National Statistics",
        "sourceKey": "ons",
        "dateConfirmed": true,
        "releaseKind": "scheduled",
        "attribution": "Source: Office for National Statistics release calendar, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.",
        "scrapedAt": "2026-10-19T08:51:45.193Z"
    },
    {
        "url": "https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/mgcgc/html/index.en.html",
        "status": "ok",
        "eventId": "ecb-2026-10-29-c9d4082e",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "timezone": "Europe/Berlin",
        "allDay": true,
        "country": "EU",
        "countryName": "Euro area",
        "currency": "EUR",
        "eventTitle": "ECB Monetary Policy Decision",
        "fullTitle": "Governing Council of the ECB: monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt (Day 2), followed by press conference",
        "impact": "high",
        "eventType": "central_bank",
        "source": "European Central Bank",
        "sourceKey": "ecb",
        "dateConfirmed": true,
        "attribution": "Source: European Central Bank. This information is available free of charge at www.ecb.europa.eu.",
        "scrapedAt": "2026-10-19T08:51:45.211Z"
    }
]

How much does the economic calendar cost?

Pay per result: $2.875 per 1,000 events on the Free plan, less on paid plans, plus a small start fee per run. Rows with status not_found or error are free.

Apify plan	Per event row	Per 1,000 rows	Start fee per run
Free	$0.002875	$2.875	$0.005
Starter (Bronze)	$0.0025	$2.50	$0.005
Scale (Silver)	$0.002125	$2.125	$0.0045
Business (Gold) and up	$0.00175	$1.75	$0.004

Events (Free plan)	Cost
100 (about three weeks, all sources)	$0.29
1,000	$2.88
10,000	$28.76

A daily scheduled run over the next 7 days, high impact only, is about 6 events: under $0.03 a day. Compute is included, and no proxy is needed.

Integrations, exports and API access

Run it from the Apify API, the JavaScript or Python client, the Apify CLI, or on a Schedule (for example every morning for the next 7 days). Connect the dataset to Google Sheets, Airtable, Make, n8n, Zapier, Slack or a webhook, and de-duplicate across runs with eventId. AI agents can call it through the Apify MCP server; it runs with no input at all.

Limitations

• No forecasts, previous or actual values, and no ForexFactory or Investing.com data. The agencies publish schedules, not consensus estimates; those calendars forbid redistribution.
• Seven agencies, five currencies (USD, GBP, EUR, CAD, AUD). JPY, CHF, NZD and CNY are not covered yet, nor are the Bank of England, Bank of Canada, RBA or Eurostat calendars.
• Windows differ by source (see the coverage table): Statistics Canada lists the next two weeks only, ABS future releases only, BEA the current year, ECB upcoming meetings only.
• FOMC and ECB events have a date but no time (allDay: true), because their calendars do not print one.
• Rows come out in source order, sorted by time within each calendar. Sort by dateTimeUtc or date after the run. With a small maxItems the sample is cut at whichever calendars answered first.
• Agencies sometimes move a date; schedule a fresh run rather than relying on an old one.

FAQ

Do I need an API key? No. The Actor reads the agencies' public calendar pages and the ONS public API.

Is the data free to reuse? The U.S. agencies' schedules are in the public domain. ONS content is under the Open Government Licence v3.0, ABS content under CC BY 4.0, Statistics Canada content under the Statistics Canada Open Licence, and the ECB allows reuse with the source cited and a note that the information is free on its website. Each row carries that notice in attribution; keep it when you republish.

Why not ForexFactory? ForexFactory's terms state that its calendar data may not be copied, republished or redistributed. This Actor deliberately builds the calendar from the original publishers instead.

What time zone are dates in? date and time are the source's local time (stated in timezone); dateTimeUtc is the same instant in UTC, already adjusted for daylight saving.

Can I get past release dates? Yes for BLS, FOMC and ONS (and BEA within the current year): set dateFrom in the past, e.g. 2026-01-01.

Why did I get fewer rows than maxItems? Your window and filters matched fewer events. A calendar with events but none matching your filters writes one free not_found row.

What if an agency redesigns its calendar? That source's rows come back as error with a reason, the other sources keep working, and you are not billed for error rows. Report it in the Issues tab.

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Legal and data-protection notice

This Actor extracts only public release schedules from the public calendars of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Federal Reserve Board, the UK Office for National Statistics, the European Central Bank, Statistics Canada and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It collects no personal data: contact names and phone numbers printed next to some releases are never read. It identifies itself to the agencies with its own user agent, as their usage policies ask, and does not log in or work around access controls. You are responsible for complying with each source's licence (summarised in the FAQ and in every row's attribution) and applicable law when using the data.

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of these agencies or central banks. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.