European Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) Utility

esi_util.py is a Python script that displays a ranking of countries (as well as the EU and the Euro Area) based on the latest ESI (Economic Sentiment Indicator) data. It also renders a series of interactive SVG charts based on historical ESI data.

Usage

First Steps

Download the zip file main_indicators_sa_nace2.zip which contains main_indicators_nace2.xlsx.
Important: Make sure you have main_indicators_nace2.xlsx (which contains all the ESI data) present in the directory where you will run the script, or pass the --data-dir argument to the script with a path to a directory that contains the file. For example, if you have main_indicators_nace2.xlsx in a subdirectory called ESI/ you would run the following command to see the latest ESI rankings: python esi_util.py latest_rankings --data-dir=./ESI
Make sure you have all the script dependencies installed (see requirements.txt). You can install the dependencies by running pip install -r requirements.txt. Consider using a virtual environment such as venv.
You can always see the available script commands by running: python esi_util.py --help.

Python >= 3.6 is supported.

Available Commands

Below is a list of available commands:

Latest ESI Rankings
Industrial Confidence Chart
Services Confidence Chart
Consumer Confidence Chart
Retail Trade Confidence Chart
Construction Confidence Chart
ESI Chart

Please note that all commands accept the following optional arguments:

--data-dir lets you specify a path where the xlsx file with the ESI data is. By default it is assumed to be the current directory (where the script runs). Example: --data-dir=./ESI.
--esi-filename lets you specify the exact filename of the xlsx file with the ESI data. The default name is main_indicators_nace2.xlsx. Example: --esi-filename=esi.xlsx
--esi-sheet-name lets you specify the xlsx sheet name that contains the ESI data. The default is 'MONTHLY'. Example: --esi-sheet-name='ESI MONTHLY'.

Latest ESI Rankings

This command gives you a ranking of all countries/entities for each ESI component and the ESI composite itself, based on the latest ESI data.

$ python3 esi_util.py latest_rankings

With the --json-output switch it outputs the same rankings as JSON, i.e., python3 esi_util.py latest_rankings --data-dir=./ESI --json-output.

Industrial Confidence Chart

Render an SVG chart with the ESI Industrial Confidence data for the past 12 months (this is the default window of time). The filename of the chart is specified by --filename and it is saved in the directory where the script runs. (If you don't specify a filename the actual SVG source is printed in the console.)

$ python3 esi_util.py industrial_chart --filename=industrial_esi.svg

To cover a longer period of time use the --months parameter. For example, passing --months=36 will render a chart for the past 3 years.

Services Confidence Chart

Render an SVG chart with the ESI Services Confidence data for the past 12 months. Use the --months parameter for a longer period of time.

$ python3 esi_util.py services_chart --filename=services_esi.svg

Consumer Confidence Chart

Render an SVG chart with the ESI Consumer Confidence data for the past 12 months. Use the --months parameter for a longer period of time.

$ python3 esi_util.py consumer_chart --filename=consumer_esi.svg

Retail Trade Confidence Chart

Render an SVG chart with the ESI Retail Trade Confidence data for the past 12 months. Use the --months parameter for a longer period of time.

$ python3 esi_util.py retail_trade_chart --filename=retail_trade_esi.svg

Construction Confidence Chart