abs.economy.gdp
Retrieve Australian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data from the ABS National Accounts Key Aggregates (ANA_AGG). Returns quarterly chain volume measures (seasonally adjusted AUD millions), current price estimates, GDP per capita, GDP per hour worked, or hours worked in the market sector. Data spans...
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What abs.economy.gdp does on Apibase
AI agents call abs.economy.gdp to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
item | string | — | Economic aggregate to retrieve. gdp = Gross Domestic Product (AUD millions), gdp_per_capita = GDP per person (AUD), gdp_per_hour_worked = GDP per hour worked (A |
last_n | integer | — | Number of most-recent quarterly observations to return (1–40). Each observation is one quarter (Q1=Jan–Mar, Q2=Apr–Jun, Q3=Jul–Sep, Q4=Oct–Dec). Defaults to 8 ( |
measure | string | — | GDP measure type. chain_volume = seasonally-adjusted volume (AUD millions), current_prices = nominal AUD millions, chain_volume_change = quarter-on-quarter % ch |
adjustment | string | — | Statistical adjustment type. seasonally_adjusted removes seasonal effects for trend analysis, trend is a smoothed version, original is the raw figure. Defaults |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why abs.economy.gdp is rated Low
Tool retrieves historical economic statistics from a government database with no side effects or data modifications.
From the tool's definition Retrieve Australian GDP data from ABS National Accounts Key Aggregates. Returns quarterly chain volume measures.
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The rule that runs abs.economy.gdp safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For abs.economy.gdp, this is the rule to start with:
abs.economy.gdp is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every abs.economy.gdp call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about abs.economy.gdp
Retrieve Australian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data from the ABS National Accounts Key Aggregates (ANA_AGG). Returns quarterly chain volume measures (seasonally adjusted AUD millions), current price estimates, GDP per capita, GDP per hour worked, or hours worked in the market sector. Data spans from 1959 onwards. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, CC BY 4.0, commercial use permitted. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
abs.economy.gdp accepts 4 parameters: item, last_n, measure, adjustment. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for abs.economy.gdp: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Apibase. Nothing to install.
abs.economy.gdp is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the abs.economy.gdp rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for abs.economy.gdp. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
abs.economy.gdp is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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