The reference metadata describes all structured information pertaining to a dataset featured on the ECB Data Portal. For example, in the Quarterly Sector Accounts (QSA) dataset, you can find all this structured information here.

For any other dataset, the following fields of information will always be provided

• Title
• Data source
• Contact email address
• Data presentation and summary description
• Time period

For detailed information on the definitions and concepts relating to the reference metadata, please see the SDMX glossary.

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