ifo_expectation: Return ifo expectation data

In ifo: Client for the Ifo Institute Time Series

Return ifo expectation data

Description

Return ifo expectation data

Usage

ifo_expectation(type = c("export", "employment"))

Arguments

type	(character(1)) Defaults to "export". One of: "export": returns the ifo export expectations for manufacturing. "employment": returns the ifo employment barometer for Germany.

Details

For type = "employment", expectation contains the employment barometer, an index with 2015 = 100. manufacturing, construction, trade, and service_sector contain balances.

Value

A data.frame() containing the monthly ifo expectation time series.

Source

https://www.ifo.de/en/ifo-time-series

Examples

expectation <- ifo_expectation("export")
head(expectation)

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