Retrieve data for specified Statistics Canada data vector(s) for last N periods — get_cansim_vector_for_latest

Allows for the retrieval of data for specified vector series for the N most-recently released periods.

get_cansim_vector_for_latest_periods(
  vectors,
  periods = 1,
  language = "english",
  refresh = FALSE,
  timeout = 200,
  factors = TRUE,
  default_month = "07",
  default_day = "01"
)

Arguments

vectors: The list of vectors to retrieve
periods: Numeric value for number of latest periods to retrieve data for
language: "en" or "english" for English and "fr" or "french" for French language versions (defaults to English)
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")

Value

A tibble with data for specified vector(s) for the last N periods

Examples

if (FALSE) {
get_cansim_vector_for_latest_periods("v41690973",10)
}