get_china_cpi: Get China's Consumer Price Index from World Bank

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Get China's Consumer Price Index from World Bank

Description

Retrieves China's Consumer Price Index (2010 = 100) for the years 2010 to 2022 using the World Bank Open Data API. The indicator used is FP.CPI.TOTL.

Usage

get_china_cpi()

Details

The function sends a GET request to the World Bank API. If the API request fails or returns an error status code, the function returns NULL with an informative message.

Value

A tibble with the following columns:

• indicator: Indicator name (e.g., "Consumer price index (2010 = 100)")

• country: Country name ("China")

• year: Year of the data (integer)

• value: Consumer Price Index value in numeric form

Note

Requires internet connection. The data is retrieved in real time from the World Bank API.

Source

World Bank Open Data API: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FP.CPI.TOTL

See Also

GET, fromJSON, as_tibble

Examples

if (interactive()) {
  get_china_cpi()
}

ChinAPIs documentation built on Aug. 27, 2025, 1:08 a.m.