NEWS

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readoecd 0.3.4

• Fixed incorrect function name in NEWS.md (get_oecd_trade corrected to get_oecd_current_account).
• Fixed cache tag bug in get_oecd_unemployment() when requesting all countries.
• Standardised NULL check pattern across all data functions.

readoecd 0.3.3 (2026-03-18)

• Examples now wrapped in try() to handle transient OECD API failures gracefully during CRAN checks.

readoecd 0.3.2

• Removed non-existent pkgdown URL from DESCRIPTION.

readoecd 0.3.1

• Examples now cache to tempdir() instead of the user's home directory, fixing CRAN policy compliance for \donttest examples.
• Cache directory is now configurable via options(readoecd.cache_dir = ...).

readoecd 0.3.0 (2026-03-12)

• Added get_oecd_cpi() — annual CPI inflation rate, year-on-year (OECD Prices database).
• Added get_oecd_deficit() — general government net lending/borrowing as % of GDP (NAAG).
• Added get_oecd_inequality() — Gini coefficient of disposable income (OECD IDD).

readoecd 0.2.0

• Added get_oecd_gdp() — annual GDP at current prices (OECD National Accounts).
• Added get_oecd_tax() — total tax revenue as % of GDP (OECD Revenue Statistics).
• Added get_oecd_health() — total health expenditure as % of GDP (SHA database).
• Added get_oecd_education() — total education expenditure as % of GDP (EAG UOE Finance).
• Added get_oecd_productivity() — GDP per hour worked or per capita (OECD PDB).
• Added get_oecd_current_account() — annual current account balance in USD (OECD BOP).

readoecd 0.1.0

• Initial release.
• get_oecd_unemployment() — monthly unemployment rates for all 38 OECD members.
• Utility functions: list_oecd_countries(), check_oecd_api(), clear_oecd_cache().
• Data is downloaded from the OECD Data Explorer API on first use and cached locally.