Changes in version 0.5.7 (2026-01-12)                  

  - Bug fix:
      - Forecast defaults no longer exceed the permissible date range

                        Changes in version 0.5.6                        

  - Bug fix:
      - fast_as_idate(x, format = "%d/%m/%Y") now works with nchar(x)
        != 10, e.g. "1/1/2000"

                        Changes in version 0.5.5                        

  - Internal
      - Checking can occur without error in the absence of an internet
        connection (though the tests will be perfunctory)

                 Changes in version 0.5.4 (2024-08-21)                  

  - Internal
      - STRING_PTR now STRING_PTR_RO

                 Changes in version 0.5.3 (2024-04-23)                  

  - Fixed a time-dependent unit test

                        Changes in version 0.5.2                        

Internal

  - Fixed a test failing on CRAN due to fall-back to narrower date
    series
  - fast_as_idate now parses %d%b%Y and %d-%m-%Y type dates

                 Changes in version 0.5.1 (2024-03-26)                  

Bug fixes

  - cpi_ functions did not pass down FORECAST argument; wage_, lfi_ did
    not pass down series argument
  - fy_month now factored into character strings when determining check
  - More error messages and warnings now refer to the calling functions.

                 Changes in version 0.5.0 (2023-12-01)                  

  - download_data now downloads/updates monthly CPI data

Internal

  - Fix -Wformat warnings from CRAN about R_xlen_t printing.

                 Changes in version 0.4.2 (2023-08-23)                  

  - Fixed an error for out-of-date example

                 Changes in version 0.4.0 (2023-08-18)                  

  - Added a NEWS.md file to track changes to the package.

Features

  - Quarters in the form of YYYY.Q[1-4] are now recognized
  - Series can now be accessed and modified by e.g. cpi_original(...).
  - Series are automatically forecast