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Mobile data and broadband usage by operator
Under reviewmetricCollect operator or regulator data on mobile data traffic, broadband subscribers, speeds, and network usage. Strong infrastructure and consumption signal if a repeatable source becomes available.
Passenger air traffic (post-2023)
Under reviewdataair-passengers-k has 54 annual World Bank observations through 2023 — verified directly against the World Bank API, which has published nothing for Venezuela since. Not a collector bug: the source itself has stopped. A live airport- or IATA-level count would let this resume as a real mobility signal instead of waiting on the Bank's next release.
Non-oil export value
Under reviewdatanon-oil-exports-bcv-usd-m has zero observations. Its predecessor series was purged on 2026-08-07 for fabrication — it was credited to the Banco Central de Venezuela but the BCV never published it (see AGENTS.md). The definition is kept deliberately empty rather than backfilled with a plausible-looking substitute, pending a real, checkable source.
Mobile and telecom penetration
Under reviewdatamobile-subscribers-m carries 37 annual observations from the World Bank but the series is 950+ days stale — the Bank has not published a Venezuela figure for this indicator recently, and CONATEL (the domestic regulator) has no collector built. A live domestic source would restore this as a real leading indicator of digital/consumer activity.
Electricity generation and demand
Under reviewdataelectricity-demand-mw and industrial-power-gwh are the only direct read on Production the index has ever had, and both sit at zero observations. CORPOELEC has published no reliable public feed since roughly 2010. This is genuinely blocked on a source, not on integration work — flagging it publicly is more honest than a metric page that implies data exists.
Mercado Libre Venezuela marketplace listings
Under reviewdataFour metrics are defined and catalogued (vehicle listings, real-estate listings, phone median price, general real-estate count) but every one has zero observations — the Mercado Libre collector has never successfully written a row. Worth one more attempt at the integration; if it still fails, these should be parked honestly rather than sit as an empty promise on /datasets.
Earthquake related metrics
Under reviewdataNeed to measure damages, reconstruction investments, economic impacts
Search-intent economic activity index
Under reviewmetricBuild a transparent Google Trends basket around jobs, mortgages, cars, flights, property, business formation, and consumer categories. Experimental leading indicator that should be tested for stability before entering the core index.
App adoption index for fintech and commerce
Under reviewdataTrack downloads, rankings, or active-user estimates for a fixed basket of Venezuelan banking, wallet, delivery, travel, and commerce apps. Could show digital consumption before official data, but depends on paid app-intelligence coverage.
Web traffic index for Venezuelan businesses
Under reviewdataTrack traffic growth for a fixed basket of Venezuelan commerce, banking, travel, and services websites using a third-party web-intelligence source. Useful demand proxy, but likely paid and methodology-sensitive.
Satellite activity proxy for reconstruction
Under reviewdataUse nighttime lights and selected construction/industrial geospatial signals to estimate where economic activity is returning. Valuable, but keep it vote-gated because imagery processing and geographic normalization add material complexity.