Set a Holiday on a Fixed Week Day

Allows to define a holiday falling on a fixed week day each year, like Labour Day in the USA which is always celebrated on the first Monday of September.

Usage

fixed_week_day(month, week, dayofweek, weight = 1, validity = NULL)

Arguments

month

month of the holiday: from 1 (January) to 12 (December).

week

position of the specified week day in the month: from 1 (first week of the month) to 5. Should be always lower than 5. -1 for the last dayofweek of the month.

dayofweek

day of the week: from 1 (Monday) to 7 (Sunday).

weight

weight associated to the holiday.

validity

validity period: either NULL (full sample) or a named list with "start" and/or "end" dates in the format "YYYY-MM-DD".

Value

returns an object of class c("JD3_FIXEDWEEKDAY","JD3_HOLIDAY")

References

More information on calendar correction in JDemetra+ online documentation: https://jdemetra-new-documentation.netlify.app/a-calendar-correction

See also

national_calendar, fixed_day,special_day,easter_day

Examples

day <- fixed_week_day(9, 1, 1) # first Monday(1) of September.
day
#> Fixed week day: month=9, day of the week=Monday, week=1