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Estat MCP by johnalbertini14-glitch

Name: Estat MCP
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: johnalbertini14-glitch

Estat MCP

Search and retrieve Japanese government statistics (人口, GDP, CPI, 貿易, 雇用) from e-Stat API — Japan's official open data portal with 3,000+ statistical tables. Population, economy, trade, employment data. Free API.

File contents

e-Stat: Japanese Government Statistics API

Search and fetch official statistics from e-Stat (政府統計の総合窓口), Japan's central portal for government open data. Covers population, GDP, CPI, trade, labor, and 3,000+ statistical tables from all ministries.

Use Cases

Look up Japan's population by prefecture and year
Compare CPI (消費者物価指数) trends over time
Fetch GDP and national accounts data for economic analysis
Retrieve trade statistics (輸出入) by commodity or country
Access labor force survey data (完全失業率, 就業者数)

Commands

Search for statistics

# Search by keyword (Japanese or English)
estat-mcp search 人口
estat-mcp search "消費者物価指数" --limit 10
estat-mcp search GDP --format json

Fetch statistical data

# Basic data fetch
estat-mcp data 0003410379

# With filters (area=Tokyo, year=2024)
estat-mcp data 0003410379 --cd-area 13000 --cd-time 2024000

# JSON output for programmatic use
estat-mcp data 0003410379 --limit 50 --format json

Test connectivity

estat-mcp test

Filter Parameters

--cd-tab — Table item code (表章事項コード)
--cd-time — Time code (時間軸事項コード). Example: 2024000 for 2024
--cd-area — Area code (地域事項コード). Example: 13000 for Tokyo
--cd-cat01 — Classification code 01 (分類事項01コード)

Common Statistics

Find table IDs via estat-mcp search:

Topic	Search keyword	Examples
Population (人口)	`人口推計`	Total, by age, by prefecture
CPI (物価)	`消費者物価指数`	Monthly/annual price indices
GDP (国民経済計算)	`国民経済計算`	Nominal/real GDP, expenditure
Labor (労働)	`労働力調査`	Unemployment, employment
Trade (貿易)	`貿易統計`	Imports/exports by country

Workflow

estat-mcp search <keyword> → find statistics table ID
estat-mcp data <id> --format json → fetch data with filters
Analyze the JSON output

Setup

Requires ESTAT_APP_ID environment variable
Free API key registration: https://www.e-stat.go.jp/api/api-info/use-api
Rate limited to 1 req/sec
Python package: pip install estat-mcp or uv tool install estat-mcp

---name: estat-mcpdescription: Search and retrieve Japanese government statistics (人口, GDP, CPI, 貿易, 雇用) from e-Stat API — Japan's official open data portal with 3,000+ statistical tables. Population, economy, trade, employment data. Free API.--- # e-Stat: Japanese Government Statistics API Search and fetch official statistics from e-Stat (政府統計の総合窓口), Japan's central portal for government open data. Covers population, GDP, CPI, trade, labor, and 3,000+ statistical tables from all ministries. ## Use Cases - Look up Japan's population by prefecture and year - Compare CPI (消費者物価指数) trends over time - Fetch GDP and national accounts data for economic analysis - Retrieve trade statistics (輸出入) by commodity or country - Access labor force survey data (完全失業率, 就業者数) ## Commands ### Search for statistics ```bash # Search by keyword (Japanese or English) estat-mcp search 人口 estat-mcp search "消費者物価指数" --limit 10 estat-mcp search GDP --format json ``` ### Fetch statistical data ```bash # Basic data fetch estat-mcp data 0003410379 # With filters (area=Tokyo, year=2024) estat-mcp data 0003410379 --cd-area 13000 --cd-time 2024000 # JSON output for programmatic use estat-mcp data 0003410379 --limit 50 --format json ``` ### Test connectivity ```bash estat-mcp test ``` ## Filter Parameters - `--cd-tab` — Table item code (表章事項コード) - `--cd-time` — Time code (時間軸事項コード). Example: `2024000` for 2024 - `--cd-area` — Area code (地域事項コード). Example: `13000` for Tokyo - `--cd-cat01` — Classification code 01 (分類事項01コード) ## Common Statistics Find table IDs via `estat-mcp search`: | Topic | Search keyword | Examples | |---|---|---| | Population (人口) | `人口推計` | Total, by age, by prefecture | | CPI (物価) | `消費者物価指数` | Monthly/annual price indices | | GDP (国民経済計算) | `国民経済計算` | Nominal/real GDP, expenditure | | Labor (労働) | `労働力調査` | Unemployment, employment | | Trade (貿易) | `貿易統計` | Imports/exports by country | ## Workflow 1. `estat-mcp search <keyword>` → find statistics table ID 2. `estat-mcp data <id> --format json` → fetch data with filters 3. Analyze the JSON output ## Setup - Requires `ESTAT_APP_ID` environment variable - Free API key registration: https://www.e-stat.go.jp/api/api-info/use-api - Rate limited to 1 req/sec - Python package: `pip install estat-mcp` or `uv tool install estat-mcp`

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