get_data: Retrieve data from the Eurostat API

In expersso/eurostatR: Programmatic Access to the Eurostat API

Description

Retrieve data from the Eurostat API

Usage

get_data(key, filter = NULL)

Arguments

key	A character string identifying the series to be retrieved
filter	A named list with additional filters (see details)

Details

The filter option of get_data() takes a named list of key-value pairs. If left blank, it returns all data for the current version.

Available filter parameters:

• startPeriod & endPeriod

  • YYYY for annual data (e.g.: 2013)

  • YYYY-S[1-2] for semi-annual data (e.g.: 2013-S1)

  • YYYY-Q[1-4] for quarterly data (e.g.: 2013-Q1)

  • YYYY-MM for monthly data (e.g.: 2013-01)

  • YYYY-W[01-53] for weekly data (e.g.: 2013-W01)

  • YYYY-MM-DD for daily data (e.g.: 2013-01-01)

Value

A data frame

Examples

# Get data on doctorates in US and DE
df <- get_data("cdh_e_occ1.A.TOTAL.PC..DE+US")
head(df)

expersso/eurostatR documentation built on May 16, 2019, 9:44 a.m.