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comexr (version 0.2.1)

comexr-package: comexr: R Client for the ComexStat API

Description

The comexr package provides a complete R interface to the ComexStat API from the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC).

The API provides Brazilian foreign trade data from 1997 (general data) and from 1989 (historical data), along with auxiliary tables for product nomenclatures, countries, economic classifications, and more.

Arguments

Query functions (POST)

These functions query aggregated export and import data with configurable filters, details, and metrics:

  • comex_query(): Query general foreign trade data

  • comex_export(): Shortcut for export queries

  • comex_import(): Shortcut for import queries

  • comex_query_city(): Query city-level data

  • comex_historical(): Query historical data (1989-1996)

API metadata (GET)

Functions to retrieve information about the API itself:

  • comex_last_update(): Date of last data update

  • comex_available_years(): Available years for queries

  • comex_filters(): Available filters

  • comex_filter_values(): Possible values for a filter

  • comex_details(): Available detail/grouping fields

  • comex_metrics(): Available metrics

Auxiliary tables - Geography (GET)

  • comex_countries(), comex_country_detail()

  • comex_blocs()

  • comex_states(), comex_state_detail()

  • comex_cities(), comex_city_detail()

  • comex_transport_modes(), comex_transport_mode_detail()

  • comex_customs_units(), comex_customs_unit_detail()

Auxiliary tables - Products (GET)

  • comex_ncm(), comex_ncm_detail()

  • comex_nbm(), comex_nbm_detail()

  • comex_hs()

Auxiliary tables - Classifications (GET)

  • comex_cgce()

  • comex_sitc()

  • comex_isic()

Dependencies

The package uses only two dependencies:

  • httr2 for all HTTP requests (no headless browser needed)

  • cli for formatted console messages

Author

Maintainer: Andre Leite leite@castlab.org

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See Also

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