R/exports-data.R

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#' UK Trade in Goods (Exports) Dataset 
#'
#' A full dataset used for nowcasting UK trade in goods (Exports) including the 9 export target series and 436 monthly indicator series.
#'
#' @format ## `exports`
#' A data frame with 226 observations and 445 variables:
#' \describe{
#'   \item{columns}{Export target series (9) and monthly indicators (436).}
#'   \item{rows}{Monthly values from Jan 2004 to Oct 2022.}
#'   ...
#' }
#' @source <https://www.ons.gov.uk/>
#' 
#' @examples 
#' # load exports data 
#' data = exports 
#' 
"exports"