Fetch GDP data from WEO — aux_gdp

Create a dataset with GDP data from World Economic Outlook.

Usage

aux_gdp_weo(
  action = "update",
  force = FALSE,
  maindir = getOption("pipaux.working_dir")
)

Arguments

action: character: Either "load" or "update". Default is "update". If "update" data will be updated on the system. If "load" data is loaded in memory.
force: logical: If TRUE data will be overwritten.
maindir: character: Main directory of project.

Details

Note that the most recent version most be downloaded from imf.org and saved as an .xls file in <maindir>/_aux/weo/. The filename should be in the following structure WEO_<YYYY-DD-MM>.xls. Due to potential file corruption the file must be opened and re-saved before it can be updated with aux_gdp_weo(). Hopefully in the future IMF will stop using an .xls file that's not really xls.