get_bcb_series: Download macroeconomic time-series from BCB

In realestatebr: Import Brazilian Real Estate Data into R

Download macroeconomic time-series from BCB

Description

Download macroeconomic time-series from BCB

Usage

get_bcb_series(
  table = "core",
  date_start = as.Date("2010-01-01"),
  quiet = FALSE,
  max_retries = 3L,
  ...
)

Arguments

table	Character. Hierarchy level to return: "core" Core real estate credit series (default, ~40 series). "primary" Core plus key macro series such as inflation rate (~59 series). "secondary" Primary plus broader macro context such as GDP, unemployment (~109 series). "tertiary" All series including less relevant and discontinued ones (~141 series). "full" Equivalent to "tertiary". Returns all available series.
date_start	A Date indicating the first period to extract. Defaults to 2010-01-01.
quiet	Logical. If TRUE, suppresses progress messages.
max_retries	Integer. Maximum retry attempts for failed API calls. Defaults to 3.
...	Additional arguments passed to rbcb::get_series.

Details

Downloads macroeconomic time series from BCB. Series are organized by relevance to the Brazilian real estate market using a four-level hierarchy. The default ("core") returns the 40 most directly relevant series covering real estate credit concession, interest rates, and delinquency. Use broader levels to include macroeconomic context series.

Value

A 4-column tibble with columns date, code_bcb, name_simplified, and value. Series metadata is available in bcb_metadata.

Source

Brazilian Central Bank (BCB) Time Series Management System (SGS)

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