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Attilio Mattiocco edited this page Apr 10, 2026 · 24 revisions

MatSDMX is the SDMX Connector for MATLAB.

All the instructions that follow refer to linux, but they can be easily adapted to Windows installations.

How to install it

Custom Toolbox Installation

  1. Download the latest stable release of the toolbox (file name: MatSDMX.mltbx) from the downloads section of the releases. Alternatively you can download it from MatlabCentral

  2. From the MATLAB file explorer, double click the toolbox file

  3. Click install in the installation dialog.

More information about custom toolboxes can be found in the MATLAB help pages

If necessary, override the default configuration by means of a custom configuration file. This is particularly necessary if you want to run the connector in an environment that connects to the internet by means of a proxy.

How to use it

Help pages can be obtained in the usual way:

doc MatSDMX

Get the list of available data providers:

getProviders

Get the list of available data flows for data provider ECB:

flows=getFlows('ECB')

If we want to refine the search with a search pattern:

exr=getFlows('ECB', '*Exchange*')

Get the list of dimensions for data flow EXR:

dims=getDimensions('ECB', 'EXR')

As an alternative, we can explore all the metadata of interest with the graphical SDMX helper:

sdmxHelp

Finally, let's get some data (I guess this is what you really want...)

single time series, freq=A, CURRENCY=USD
result = getTimeSeries('ECB', 'EXR/A.USD.EUR.SP00.A')

multiple time series, FREQUENCY=A (annual), all currencies
result = getTimeSeries('ECB', 'EXR/A..EUR.SP00.A')

multiple time series, all currencies, freq = A or M (monthly)
result = getTimeSeries('ECB', 'EXR/M+A..EUR.SP00.A')

NOTE: data calls will return a cell array of timeseries classes. The time series metadata is stored in the UserData slot

If you prefer to work with a MATLAB table you can use the getTimeSeriesTable function to get it. This is supported only in MATLAB 2013B and higher versions (when the tables were introduced).

tstable = getTimeSeriesTable('ECB', 'EXR/M+A..EUR.SP00.A')

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