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title: 'bea.R: Bureau of Economic Analysis API'
version: 1.1.0
doi: 10.32614/CRAN.package.bea.R
abstract: 'Provides an R interface for the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) API (see
  <http://www.bea.gov/API/bea_web_service_api_user_guide.htm> for more information)
  that serves two core purposes - 1. To Extract/Transform/Load data [beaGet()] from
  the BEA API as R-friendly formats in the user''s work space [transformation done
  by default in beaGet() can be modified using optional parameters; see, too, bea2List(),
  bea2Tab()]. 2. To enable the search of descriptive meta data [beaSearch()]. Other
  features of the library exist mainly as intermediate methods or are in early stages
  of development. Important Note - You must have an API key to use this library. Register
  for a key at <http://www.bea.gov/API/signup/index.cfm>. As a note regarding the
  license: Software code created by U.S. Government employees is not subject to copyright
  in the United States (17 U.S.C. §105). The United States/ Department of Commerce
  reserve all rights to seek and obtain copyright protection in countries other than
  the United States for Software authored in its entirety by the Department of Commerce.
  To this end, the Department of Commerce hereby grants to Recipient a royalty-free,
  nonexclusive license to freely use, copy, distribute, and create derivative works
  of the Software outside of the United States. The CC0 1.0 Universal License should
  be taken to apply to this work inside and outside of the United States.'
authors:
- family-names: Batch
  given-names: Andrea
  email: Andrea.Batch@bea.gov
repository: https://us-bea.r-universe.dev
repository-code: https://github.com/us-bea/bea.R
commit: 1cceafe845534447d10c80b70cf7a8e661dd8786
url: https://github.com/us-bea/bea.R
date-released: '2025-05-05'
contact:
- family-names: Batch
  given-names: Andrea
  email: Andrea.Batch@bea.gov