inflateR: Inflation Adjustment for Historical Currency Values

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Authors: Charles Coverdale
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Abstract

Convert historical monetary values into their present-day equivalents using bundled CPI (Consumer Price Index) and GDP deflator data sourced from the World Bank Development Indicators. Supports British pounds (GBP), Australian dollars (AUD), US dollars (USD), Euro (EUR), Canadian dollars (CAD), Japanese yen (JPY), Chinese yuan (CNY), Swiss francs (CHF), New Zealand dollars (NZD), Indian rupees (INR), South Korean won (KRW), Brazilian reais (BRL), and Norwegian krone (NOK). Currency codes and country names are both accepted as input.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Monetary Policy and Economic Impact Historical Economic and Social Studies Data Analysis with R

Publication details

Publication date
3 March 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Dataset