get_cansim_vector_for_latest_periods: Retrieve data for specified Statistics Canada data vector(s) for last N periods
Description
Allows for the retrieval of data for specified vector series for the N most-recently released periods.
Usage
get_cansim_vector_for_latest_periods(
vectors,
periods = 1,
refresh = FALSE,
timeout = 200,
factors = TRUE,
default_month = "07",
default_day = "01"
)
Value
A tibble with data for specified vector(s) for the last N periods
Arguments
- vectors
The list of vectors to retrieve
- periods
Numeric value for number of latest periods to retrieve data for
- refresh
(Optional) When set to TRUE
, forces a reload of data table (default is FALSE
)
- timeout
(Optional) Timeout in seconds for downloading cansim table to work around scenarios where StatCan servers drop the network connection.
- factors
(Optional) Logical value indicating if dimensions should be converted to factors. (Default set to TRUE
).
- default_month
The default month that should be used when creating Date objects for annual data (default set to "07")
- default_day
The default day of the month that should be used when creating Date objects for monthly data (default set to "01")
Examples
Run this codeif (FALSE) {
get_cansim_vector_for_latest_periods("v41690973",10)
}
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