PriceCatcher: Item Lookup
Data as of 09 Nov 2023, 23:59Lookup table, to be left-joined against item code in the main PriceCatcher data.
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How is this data produced?
Prices are collected and verified by groundstaff on a daily basis, with over 2 million prices collected every month.
What caveats I should bear in mind when using this data?
This data is collected for the purpose of price surveillance, and is excellent for high-frequency analysis of specific items in specific locations. Inflation surveillance requires a different approach, in particular to ensure proper representativeness. Inflation analysis should be conducted using DOSM's CPI data.
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Dataset description
Lookup table, to be left-joined against item code in the main PriceCatcher data.
Variable definitions
- Item Code
- Item Name
- Unit of Measurement
- Item Group
- Item Category
Name in Dataset | Variable | Definition |
|---|---|---|
item_code (Integer) | Item Code | Column for left-join |
item (Categorical) | Item Name | Name of item |
unit (Categorical) | Unit of Measurement | Unit of measurement |
item_group (Categorical) | Item Group | Item group |
item_category (Categorical) | Item Category | Broad category |
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Data source(s)
- Ministry of Domestic Trade
- Department of Statistics Malaysia
URLs to dataset
License
This data is made open under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). A copy of the license is available Here.
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Code
Connect directly to the data with Python.
# If not already installed, do: pip install pandas fastparquet
import pandas as pd
URL_DATA = 'https://storage.data.gov.my/pricecatcher/lookup_item.parquet'
df = pd.read_parquet(URL_DATA)
if 'date' in df.columns: df['date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['date'])
print(df)Sample OpenAPI query
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