gdp: Swiss Economic Indicators

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Swiss Economic Indicators

Description

A collection of datasets containing economic indicators for Switzerland.

Usage

gdp

baro

wea

fcurve

Details

• baro: The KOF barometer, a monthly business cycle indicator.

• fcurve: The F-curve, a daily business cycle indicator.

• gdp: Quarterly GDP data (real, seasonally adjusted).

• wea: The Weekly Economic Activity (WEA) indicator.

Datasets

• baro:

  • Source: KOF Swiss Economic Institute

  • Timeframe: January 2004 - December 2022

  • Frequency: Monthly

  • Format: A tibble with monthly observations and 2 variables:

    • time: Date, the month and year of the observation.

    • values: Numeric, the value of the KOF barometer.

• fcurve:

  • Source: Burri and Kaufmann GitHub

  • Timeframe: January 2004 - December 2022

  • Frequency: Daily

  • Format: A tibble with daily observations and 2 variables:

    • time: Date, the date of the observation.

    • values: Numeric, the value of the F-curve (inverted for compatibility).

• gdp:

  • Source: SECO

  • Timeframe: January 2004 - December 2022

  • Frequency: Quarterly

  • Format: A tibble with quarterly observations and 2 variables:

    • time: Date, the quarter and year of the observation.

    • values: Numeric, the real GDP (seasonally adjusted).

• wea:

  • Source: SECO WEA Indicator

  • Timeframe: January 2005 - December 2022

  • Frequency: Weekly

  • Format: A tibble with weekly observations and 2 variables:

    • time: Date, the week and year of the observation.

    • values: Numeric, the value of the WEA.

Examples

# Load and plot `baro`
data(baro)
library(tsbox)
suppressMessages(ts_plot(baro))

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