cpi_inflator_quarters {grattan}

CPI inflator when dates are nice

Description

CPI inflator when dates are nice

Usage

cpi_inflator_quarters(
  from_nominal_price = 1,
  from_qtr,
  to_qtr,
  adjustment = c("seasonal", "trimmed", "none"),
  useABSConnection = FALSE
)

Arguments

from_nominal_price

(numeric) the nominal prices to be converted to a real price

from_qtr

(date in quarters) the dates contemporaneous to the prices in from_nominal_price. Must be of the form "YYYY-Qq" e.g. "1066-Q2". Q1 = Mar, Q2 = Jun, Q3 = Sep, Q4 = Dec.

to_qtr

(date in quarters) the date to be inflated to, where nominal price = real price. Must be of the form "YYYY-Qq" e.g. "1066-Q2".

adjustment

Should there be an adjustment made to the index? Adjustments include 'none' (no adjustment), 'seasonal', or 'trimmed' [referring to trimmed mean]. By default, seasonal.

useABSConnection

Ignored. The internal data was updated on 2022-01-03 to 2021-Q3. Using useABSConnection = TRUE is no longer supported for server issues.

Value

A vector of real prices.