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Country metadata
Description
This dataset contains metadata for the euro area, EU, EFTA, and candidate countries that submit(ted) HICP data on a regular basis.
Usage
# country metadata:
countries
Format
A data.table with metadata on the individual euro area (EA), EU, EFTA, and candidate countries producing the HICP.
-
code
: the country code -
name_[en|fr|de]
: the country name in English, French, and German -
protocol_order
: the official protocol order of countries -
is_eu, is_ea, is_efta, is_candidate
: a logical indicating if a country belongs to the EU, the euro area, or if it's an EFTA or candidate country, respectively -
eu_since, eu_until
: date of joining and leaving the European Union -
ea_since
: the date of introduction of the euro as the official currency -
index_decimals
: the number of index decimals used for dissemination
Author(s)
Sebastian Weinand
Examples
# subset to euro area countries:
countries[is_ea==TRUE, ]