oec (version 1.0.3)

getdata: Downloads and processes the data from the API

Description

Downloads and processes the data from the API

Usage

getdata(ORIGIN, DESTINATION, CLASSIFICATION, YEAR)

Arguments

ORIGIN

is the country code of origin (e.g. "chl" for Chile)

DESTINATION

is the country code of origin (e.g. "chn" for China)

CLASSIFICATION

refers to the trade classification that can be "6" (HS92 6 characters) or "8" (HS92 8 characters) for the year 1995 and going or "4" (SITC rev.2 4 characters) for the year 1962 and ongoing

YEAR

is the year and the OEC's API ranges from 1962 to 2014

Value

Downloads the data from the OEC's API and creates the data files in json and csv formats that are needed to create the visualizations.

Examples

# Run countries_list() to display the full list of countries
# Chile is "chl" and China is "chn"

# Download Chile (chl) and China (chn) trade data (imports, export and trade balance)
getdata("chl", "chn", 6, 2010)

# Download trade data from OEC's API (HS92 6 characters product lists)
getdata("chl", "chn", 6, 2010)

# Download trade data from OEC's API (SITC rev.2 4 characters product lists)
getdata("chl", "chn", 4, 2010)