eurostat (version 3.1.5)

eurotime2num: Conversion of Eurostat Time Format to Numeric

Description

A conversion of a Eurostat time format to numeric.

Usage

eurotime2num(x)

Arguments

x

a charter string with time information in Eurostat time format.

Value

see as.numeric.

Details

Bi-annual, quarterly and monthly data is presented as fraction of the year in beginning of the period. Conversion of daily data is not supported.

Examples

# NOT RUN {
   lp <- get_eurostat("namq_aux_lp", time_format = "raw")
   lp$time <- eurotime2num(x = lp$time)
   
   un <- get_eurostat("une_rt_m", time_format = "raw")
   un$time <- eurotime2num(x = un$time)
   
   lpa <- get_eurostat("nama_aux_lp", time_format = "raw")
   lpa$time <- eurotime2num(x = lpa$time)
   
# }