R/data.R

In Bahram-Abediniangerabi/ConstructionAnalyticsR: Construction Data Analysis with R

#' Highway Construction Spending (HCS)
#'
#' Value of federal construction put in place - highway and street is published by U.S. Census Bureau
#' This time series is a monthly measure of the value of construction spending on highways and street by federal government.
#' This time series represent monthly hcs for the period of 16 years from 2003 to 2018.
#' @format A vector with 198 datapoints.
#' \describe{
#'   \item{hcs}{Highway Construction Spending, in US billion dollars}
#' }
#' @source \url{https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/historical_data.html}
"hcs"

#' National Highway Construction Cost Index (NHCCI)
#'
#' A quarterly price index published by Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to measure the average changes in the prices of highway construction costs over time.
#' This time series represent quarterly price index nhcci for the period of 16 years from 2003 to 2018.
#' @format A vector with 64 datapoints.
#' \describe{
#'   \item{nhcci}{National Highway Construction Cost Index (NHCCI), Cost Index}
#' }
#' @source \url{https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/programadmin/pricetrends.cfm}
"nhcci"

#' Iowa Highway Construction (IHC)
#'
#' A quarterly index published by IOWA Department of Transportation (IOWADOT).
#' This index is composed of three construction categories (six items), including roadway excavation, surfacing, and structures, on awarded contracts. IHC is calculated from the 1987 BASE to measure the average changes in the prices of highway construction costs over time.
#' This time series represent quarterly ihc for the period of 12 years from 2007 to 2018.
#' @format A vector with 48 datapoints.
#' \describe{
#'   \item{ihc}{Changes in the prices of highway construction costs over time}
#' }
#' @source \url{https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:1CHdYegGlUIJ:https://www.iowadot.gov/contracts/lettings/PriceTrendIndex.pdf+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us}
"ihc"

#' California Construction Cost Index (CCCI)
#'
#' CCCI is a monthly index developed based upon Building Cost Index (BCI) for San Francisco and Los Angeles.
#' This time series represent monthly ccci for the period of 14 years from January 2007 to November 2018.
#' @format A vector with 168 datapoints.
#' \describe{
#'   \item{ccci}{Building Cost Index (BCI) average for San Francisco and Los Angeles, Index}
#' }
#' @source \url{https://www.dgs.ca.gov/RESD/Resources/Page-Content/Real-Estate-Services-Division-Resources-List-Folder/DGS-California-Construction-Cost-Index-CCCI#accordion-68cd4791-da8a-422f-b329-4aa358dec53c}
"ccci"

#' US Crude Oil Price (COP)
#'
#' A monthly Crude Oil Price
#' @format A vector with 192 datapoints.
#' \describe{
#'   \item{cop}{US Crude Oil Price, Dollar/Barrel}
#' }
#' @source \url{https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/crude-oil}
"cop"

#' Money Supply (M1) (MS-M1)
#'
#' M1 is the money supply that is composed of physical currency and coin, demand deposits, travelers' checks, other checkable deposits, and negotiable order of withdrawal (NOW) accounts. M1 includes the most liquid portions of the money supply because it contains currency and assets that either are or can be quickly converted to cash.
#' This time series represents US Money Supply (M1) from 2003 to 2018.
#' @format A vector with 192 datapoints.
#' \describe{
#'   \item{ms}{US Money Supply (M1), Billion Dollars}
#' }
#' @source \url{https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/money-supply-m1}
"ms"

#' U.S. Employment Level in Construction (ELC)
#'
#' A monthly index for Employment Level in Construction industry.
#' This time series represents employment level in construction industry (thousands) from 2003 to 2018.
#' @format A vector with 192 datapoints.
#' \describe{
#'   \item{elc}{Employment Level in Construction (ELC), Thousands}
#' }
#' @source \url{https://www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag23.htm}
"elc"

#' U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
#'
#' Gross domestic product (GDP), the featured measure of U.S. output, is the market value of the goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States.For more information, see the Guide to the National Income and Product Accounts of the United States (NIPA) and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
#' This time series represents U.S. GDP (Billions of Dollars) from first quarter of 2003 to second quarter of 2019.
#' @format A vector with 66 datapoints.
#' \describe{
#'   \item{gdp}{U.S.Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Billion Dollars}
#' }
#' @source \url{https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDP}
"gdp"

#' United States Consumer Price Index (CPI)
#'
#' In the United States, the Consumer Price Index or CPI measures changes in the prices paid by consumers for a basket of goods and services.
#' This time series represents monthly U.S.  Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 2003 to 2018.
#' @format A vector with 192 datapoints.
#' \describe{
#'   \item{cpi}{U.S.Consumer Price Index (CPI), Index}
#' }
#' @source \url{https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/consumer-price-index-cpi}
"cpi"