Fetch GDP data from WEO
pip_gdp_weo.Rd
Create a dataset with GDP data from World Economic Outlook.
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
pip_gdp_weo()
. Hopefully in the future IMF will stop using an .xls
file
that's not really xls.