In franzmohr/oenb: Tools for the OeNB Data Web Service

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oenb

The oenb R package provides tools to access statistical data via the web service of the Austrian central bank (Oesterreichische Nationalbank, OeNB).

Installation

install.packages("oenb") 

Development version

# install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("franzmohr/oenb")

Usage

library("oenb")

Table of contents

A table of available data sets can be obtained with the function oenb_toc. Its output contains the ID of the data set with a short description.

toc <- oenb_toc()
head(toc)

Dataset overview

Each data set contains a series of indicators. The function oenb_dataset can be used to obtain a table of available series for a given data set. Its output contains the position code of a series and a short description.

overview <- oenb_dataset(id = "11")
head(overview)

Attributes of a series

Many series are available in different forms. The function oenb_attributes obtains a table of available query specifications of a given series.

attrib <- oenb_attributes(id = "11", pos = "VDBFKBSC217000")
attrib

Furthermore, series are available in different frequencies. The function oenb_frequency can be used to obtain the available frequencies of a given series and the periods, for which data are available.

freq <- oenb_frequency(id = "11", pos = "VDBFKBSC217000")
freq

Data download

Series of a data set can be downloaded with the oenb_data function.

series <- oenb_data(id = "11", pos = "VDBFKBSC217000", attr = c("dval3" = "AT"))

Metadata

Metadata on a specific series can be obtained with the function oenb_metadata.

meta <- oenb_metadata(id = "11", pos = "VDBFKBSC217000")
meta

franzmohr/oenb documentation built on Nov. 6, 2021, 2:24 a.m.