Hi,
Time series data (CPI, for example) are often indexed to a specific base year such that the value in that year is 1 (or 100) and the values in other years are expressed as ratios to the base year value. I would like to re-base (or re-index) my series to a new base year which simply involves dividing each value by the value in my desired base year. The difficulty is that for the early years, I need to know the value in that later, base year. Does anyone know if there's a simple way to do this (i.e. without getting in to macro programming)?
Thank you all!
Hello,
An other possible solution :
data want;
retain base;
if _N_=1 then do;
set have (where=(year=2004));
base=val;
end;
set have;
index_val=val/base;
drop base;
run;
You simply select the base year value into a macro variable first and use it in your data step like this
data have;
input year val;
datalines;
2000 50
2001 60
2002 70
2003 75
2004 90
2005 100
2006 120
2007 150
2008 155
2009 200
;
run;
/* Store the base year value in a macro variable */
proc sql;
select val into :base_val
from have
where year =2004;
quit;
data want;
set have;
index_val=val/&base_val;
run;
Hello,
An other possible solution :
data want;
retain base;
if _N_=1 then do;
set have (where=(year=2004));
base=val;
end;
set have;
index_val=val/base;
drop base;
run;
Thanks very much!
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