New York City government data summarizes the citywide contract budget, with dollar amounts rounded to millions. The dataset is updated annually by the City of New York's data portal. It includes categories, fiscal years, and estimated contract counts.
Use Cases
- Analyze spending trends by CATEGORY across FISCAL YEAR.
- Correlate CONTACT AMOUNT with ESTIMATE # OF CONTACT for budget planning.
- Track contract publication timelines using PUBLICATION DATE.
- Assess budget allocation breadth using CATEGORY SCOPE.
Strengths
- Annual updates ensure regular refresh of budget figures.
- Data is provided in multiple machine-readable formats (CSV, JSON, XML, RDF).
Limitations
- Dollar amounts are rounded to millions, reducing precision for detailed analysis.
- Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting assessment of coverage.
- Lack of sample data prevents verification of data structure and values.
Provenance
- Source
- data.cityofnewyork.us
- Collection Method
- Summarized from citywide contract budget records.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Updated annually; last updated 2025-05 06.
- Geography
- New York City