get_ecodata_variable_fred.RdDownloads data from FRED for a given variable code or URL
get_ecodata_variable_fred(
varcode,
varname = NULL,
frequency = NULL,
units = NULL,
recessions = FALSE
)String that contains the variable code or URL to the data
Optional, string for the variable name
Optional, string for what frequency to aggregate to. This parameter is passed to `fredr::fredr()`. The default is no aggregation. Possible values include the following: - "d" - Daily - "w" - Weekly - "bw" - Biweekly - "m" - Monthly - "q" - Quarterly - "sa" - Semiannual - "a" - Annual - "wem" - Weekly, ending Monday - "wetu" - Weekly, ending Tuesday - "wew" - Weekly, ending Wednesday - "weth" - Weekly, ending Thursday - "wef" - Weekly, ending Friday - "wesa" - Weekly, ending Saturday - "wesu" - Weekly, ending Sunday - "bwew" - Biweekly, ending Wednesday - "bwem" - Biweekly, ending Monday
Optional, string indicating the data transformation to make when retrieving the data. This parameter is passed to `fredr::fredr()`. The default is no transformation. Possible values include the following: - "lin" - Levels (No transformation) - "chg" - Change - "ch1" - Change from 1 year ago - "pch" - Percent change - "pc1" - Percent change from 1 year ago - "pca" - Compounded annual rate of change - "cch" - Continuously compounded rate of change - "cca" - Continuously compounded annual rate of change - "log" - Natural log
Optional, logical for whether to include an NBER recession dummy variable. Default = FALSE.
Data frame time series with two variables, Date and the variable requested. The data frame will also include all relevant meta data describing the data and citing its source.