Package 'ifo'

Title: Client for the Ifo Institute Time Series
Description: Download ifo business survey data and more time series from ifo institute <https://www.ifo.de/en/ifo-time-series>.
Authors: Maximilian Mücke [aut, cre]
Maintainer: Maximilian Mücke <[email protected]>
License: MIT + file LICENSE
Version: 0.1.0.9000
Built: 2024-11-12 08:20:10 UTC
Source: https://github.com/m-muecke/ifo

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Return ifo business climate data

Description

Return ifo business climate data

Usage

ifo_business(
  type = c("germany", "sectors", "eastern", "saxony"),
  long_format = TRUE
)

Arguments

type

character(1) Defaults to "germany". One of:

  • "germany": returns the ifo business climate index for Germany.

  • "sectors": returns the ifo business climate index for different sectors.

  • "eastern": returns the ifo business climate index for eastern Germany.

  • "saxony": returns the ifo business climate index for Saxony.

long_format

logical(1) if TRUE return the data in long format. Only applies to type "germany" and "sectors". Default TRUE.

Value

A data.frame() containing the monthly ifo business climate time series.

Source

https://www.ifo.de/en/ifo-time-series

See Also

The article for a reproducible example.

Examples

ifo_business("germany")

Return ifo climate data

Description

Return ifo climate data

Usage

ifo_climate(type = c("import", "export", "world", "euro"))

Arguments

type

character(1) Defaults to "import". One of:

  • "import": returns the ifo import climate.

  • "export": returns the ifo export climate.

  • "world": returns the ifo world economic climate.

  • "euro": returns the ifo world economic climate for the euro zone.

Value

A data.frame() containing the monthly ifo climate time series.

References

Grimme C, Lehmann R, Nöller M (2018). “Das ifo Importklima – ein erster Frühindikator für die Prognose der deutschen Importe.” ifo Schnelldienst, 71(12), 27–32.

Grimme, Christian, Lehmann, Robert, Nöller, Marvin (2021). “Forecasting imports with information from abroad.” Economic Modelling, 98, 109–117.

Examples

ifo_climate("import")

Return ifo expectation data

Description

Return ifo expectation data

Usage

ifo_expectation(type = c("export", "employment"))

Arguments

type

character(1) Defaults to "employment". One of:

  • "export": returns the ifo export expectations for manufacturing.

  • "employment": returns the ifo employment barometer for Germany.

Value

A data.frame() containing the monthly ifo expectation time series.

Source

https://www.ifo.de/en/ifo-time-series

Examples

ifo_expectation("export")