cpi_inflator_quarters: CPI inflator when dates are nice

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CPI inflator when dates are nice

Description

CPI inflator when dates are nice

Usage

cpi_inflator_quarters(
  from_nominal_price = 1,
  from_qtr,
  to_qtr,
  adjustment = c("seasonal", "trimmed", "none"),
  useABSConnection = FALSE
)

Arguments

from_nominal_price	(numeric) the nominal prices to be converted to a real price
from_qtr	(date in quarters) the dates contemporaneous to the prices in from_nominal_price. Must be of the form "YYYY-Qq" e.g. "1066-Q2". Q1 = Mar, Q2 = Jun, Q3 = Sep, Q4 = Dec.
to_qtr	(date in quarters) the date to be inflated to, where nominal price = real price. Must be of the form "YYYY-Qq" e.g. "1066-Q2".
adjustment	Should there be an adjustment made to the index? Adjustments include 'none' (no adjustment), 'seasonal', or 'trimmed' [referring to trimmed mean]. By default, seasonal.
useABSConnection	Ignored. The internal data was updated on 2022-01-03 to 2021-Q3. Using useABSConnection = TRUE is no longer supported for server issues.

Value

A vector of real prices.

grattan documentation built on Sept. 4, 2023, 5:08 p.m.