bcb_metadata: Brazilian Central Bank Series Metadata
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bcb_metadata

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Brazilian Central Bank Series Metadata

Description

A table with metadata for BCB economic series. Use with get_dataset("bcb_series"). The hierarchy column controls which series are returned by default: pass table = "core" for the most relevant real estate series, or a broader level for more macroeconomic context (see get_dataset).

Usage

bcb_metadata

Format

`bcb_metadata`

A data frame with 140 rows and 11 columns:

code_bcb: Numeric code identifying the series.
bcb_category: Category of the series.
name_simplified: Simplified name of the series.
name_pt: Full name of the series in Portuguese.
name: Full name of the series in English.
unit: Unit of the series.
frequency: Frequency of the series.
first_value: Date of the first available observation.
last_value: Date of the last available observation.
source: Source of the series.
hierarchy: Integer relevance tier: 1 = core real estate credit series; 2 = primary (key macro series such as SELIC, IPCA, INCC); 3 = secondary (broader macro context); 4 = tertiary (less relevant or discontinued series).