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Swiss Economic Indicators

Source: R/data-indicators.R
gdp.Rd

A collection of datasets containing economic indicators for Switzerland.

Usage

gdp

baro

wea

fcurve

Details

  • baro: The KOF barometer, a monthly business cycle indicator.

  • fcurve: The F-curve, a daily business cycle indicator.

  • gdp: Quarterly GDP data (real, seasonally adjusted).

  • wea: The Weekly Economic Activity (WEA) indicator.

Datasets

  • baro:

    • Source: KOF Swiss Economic Institute

    • Timeframe: January 2004 - December 2022

    • Frequency: Monthly

    • Format: A tibble with monthly observations and 2 variables:

      • time: Date, the month and year of the observation.

      • values: Numeric, the value of the KOF barometer.

  • fcurve:

    • Source: Burri and Kaufmann GitHub

    • Timeframe: January 2004 - December 2022

    • Frequency: Daily

    • Format: A tibble with daily observations and 2 variables:

      • time: Date, the date of the observation.

      • values: Numeric, the value of the F-curve (inverted for compatibility).

  • gdp:

    • Source: SECO

    • Timeframe: January 2004 - December 2022

    • Frequency: Quarterly

    • Format: A tibble with quarterly observations and 2 variables:

      • time: Date, the quarter and year of the observation.

      • values: Numeric, the real GDP (seasonally adjusted).

  • wea:

    • Source: SECO WEA Indicator

    • Timeframe: January 2005 - December 2022

    • Frequency: Weekly

    • Format: A tibble with weekly observations and 2 variables:

      • time: Date, the week and year of the observation.

      • values: Numeric, the value of the WEA.

Examples

# Load and plot `baro`
data(baro)
library(tsbox)
suppressMessages(ts_plot(baro))