NOTE: THIS DATA FILE WILL CHANGE! To improve accessibility of data for all users, we will convert this file from a text format to an html table by the end of June 2024. Title: Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: Categorical Index: Overall Series ID: CATEPUINDXM Source: Baker, Scott R., Bloom, Nick, Davis, Stephen J. Release: Economic Policy Uncertainty (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Monthly Units: Index Date Range: 1985-01-01 to 2024-04-01 Last Updated: 2024-06-03 8:01 AM CDT Notes: The EPU Categorical Data include a range of sub-indexes based solely on news data. These are derived using results from the Access World News database of over 2,000 US newspapers. For further explanation, please see the source page on Categorical EPU data (https://www.policyuncertainty.com/categorical_epu.html). DATE VALUE 1985-01-01 213.678834543780060 1985-02-01 155.426022013827350 1985-03-01 121.137374942019420 1985-04-01 104.982353284423250 1985-05-01 115.736777843909460 1985-06-01 139.792431163425450 1985-07-01 120.505154049073200 1985-08-01 122.683834355945110 1985-09-01 91.711134188006180 1985-10-01 86.338619300529640 1985-11-01 115.883429409367410 1985-12-01 126.422132336203030 1986-01-01 149.458482584002240 1986-02-01 157.869092871588580 1986-03-01 101.727199736724300 1986-04-01 105.767016609819600 1986-05-01 126.261047956946610 1986-06-01 152.263017752118900 1986-07-01 143.292328424946220 1986-08-01 138.322487157451550 1986-09-01 169.477825744394950 1986-10-01 118.880497744641600 1986-11-01 93.860381023365500 1986-12-01 89.364052817386830 1987-01-01 113.313317857641650 1987-02-01 75.621466145197320 1987-03-01 84.349750678901390 1987-04-01 86.860823776812670 1987-05-01 97.970268330421290 1987-06-01 109.311311330617390 1987-07-01 74.655767846503070 1987-08-01 61.516160483899530 1987-09-01 75.565305497710900 1987-10-01 212.342544589166950 1987-11-01 204.114623472143680 1987-12-01 153.977196394339600 1988-01-01 197.518097247753470 1988-02-01 104.343342998556570 1988-03-01 85.181048704134480 1988-04-01 84.868279293923890 1988-05-01 93.415279437372120 1988-06-01 84.388021883970310 1988-07-01 87.101178937424320 1988-08-01 101.878628044098330 1988-09-01 84.657605145396290 1988-10-01 103.588343578407870 1988-11-01 123.356165369362060 1988-12-01 87.849601451606050 1989-01-01 109.653136272278270 1989-02-01 71.734183465441280 1989-03-01 70.521058890503530 1989-04-01 82.520777267810840 1989-05-01 86.199146727917790 1989-06-01 98.901078537454170 1989-07-01 114.151598118191300 1989-08-01 69.976175217080480 1989-09-01 58.854462833730715 1989-10-01 93.834077706252770 1989-11-01 95.643488759768320 1989-12-01 101.452865578083200 1990-01-01 120.590518287427290 1990-02-01 125.657547574299230 1990-03-01 84.911206586490480 1990-04-01 101.563227896158050 1990-05-01 93.544815193569920 1990-06-01 98.326116173552440 1990-07-01 102.296864525747380 1990-08-01 167.861483872128530 1990-09-01 177.469269735392340 1990-10-01 178.329762990305300 1990-11-01 186.297489790242500 1990-12-01 153.601721002701340 1991-01-01 271.832409288365600 1991-02-01 153.973809878184230 1991-03-01 122.136377079228910 1991-04-01 111.168108193155940 1991-05-01 79.575379055944510 1991-06-01 84.941696803723690 1991-07-01 109.706905382736880 1991-08-01 102.425411002425350 1991-09-01 117.118144305899900 1991-10-01 112.087226450980640 1991-11-01 172.503441458594000 1991-12-01 185.475476245329420 1992-01-01 162.115469487690350 1992-02-01 169.704045093214660 1992-03-01 125.409838372822300 1992-04-01 95.186968392555120 1992-05-01 93.577830439499020 1992-06-01 119.819753738360890 1992-07-01 134.573994969518370 1992-08-01 151.883381957650220 1992-09-01 155.716782362289450 1992-10-01 188.747607976159100 1992-11-01 154.996194400633300 1992-12-01 100.653600665956620 1993-01-01 112.004990223567930 1993-02-01 113.326072924809350 1993-03-01 134.003930886055400 1993-04-01 115.801866517798090 1993-05-01 153.300492012254580 1993-06-01 131.555288849224470 1993-07-01 118.892225300925160 1993-08-01 143.325391778016550 1993-09-01 124.841129047086850 1993-10-01 80.603974160100400 1993-11-01 100.265778296630340 1993-12-01 87.490976995430190 1994-01-01 91.354134627305970 1994-02-01 77.525470593076420 1994-03-01 84.146535458826080 1994-04-01 106.370998162147440 1994-05-01 110.158189501318970 1994-06-01 77.080120466901770 1994-07-01 87.789144048658840 1994-08-01 87.747344103582420 1994-09-01 93.180857098209230 1994-10-01 80.181963151026150 1994-11-01 116.136446118846310 1994-12-01 87.646263960201780 1995-01-01 131.654069333777070 1995-02-01 130.356680602198280 1995-03-01 96.358621619402330 1995-04-01 69.777283694257850 1995-05-01 63.307577970871560 1995-06-01 94.561294398989350 1995-07-01 89.351362891247500 1995-08-01 45.526934515879040 1995-09-01 53.491170213812500 1995-10-01 80.552721464010530 1995-11-01 90.588752852227060 1995-12-01 111.602312679683170 1996-01-01 116.689310161735520 1996-02-01 90.708101200532480 1996-03-01 80.610066041956200 1996-04-01 62.703529381032420 1996-05-01 74.730567828692640 1996-06-01 70.126302169012330 1996-07-01 64.633497343369580 1996-08-01 70.606417898230460 1996-09-01 68.012540318297030 1996-10-01 67.231443022938680 1996-11-01 62.452304943690130 1996-12-01 62.996791841516520 1997-01-01 68.911320800139600 1997-02-01 64.544400553786860 1997-03-01 61.015669538615434 1997-04-01 56.855212117932860 1997-05-01 74.991956653314460 1997-06-01 75.943495810739530 1997-07-01 57.113619198369410 1997-08-01 66.423183164783200 1997-09-01 47.764989950814794 1997-10-01 72.459498874923970 1997-11-01 78.511682333810310 1997-12-01 61.672327349932054 1998-01-01 107.578374302557990 1998-02-01 84.992361794534380 1998-03-01 69.386048283618560 1998-04-01 67.678707120025540 1998-05-01 64.065128079493260 1998-06-01 65.600181738570840 1998-07-01 66.031465861231130 1998-08-01 115.514730163925650 1998-09-01 149.551804356174600 1998-10-01 112.146439366418080 1998-11-01 95.782708003661440 1998-12-01 82.450763751121360 1999-01-01 87.777798163613850 1999-02-01 62.551728924192560 1999-03-01 54.811700683698874 1999-04-01 47.561571675578450 1999-05-01 48.318102493096646 1999-06-01 50.563349611134220 1999-07-01 70.322834750578980 1999-08-01 52.948834095201220 1999-09-01 57.721796470918940 1999-10-01 53.873921325564010 1999-11-01 53.393450434432935 1999-12-01 71.889028682200700 2000-01-01 56.997937174728456 2000-02-01 50.009458737116640 2000-03-01 62.835601718514860 2000-04-01 58.362085671812670 2000-05-01 73.315376599172750 2000-06-01 66.554831953977550 2000-07-01 52.774933628920880 2000-08-01 46.966108598028450 2000-09-01 65.620603028294470 2000-10-01 66.714997263385240 2000-11-01 137.998452612004100 2000-12-01 122.610044870769260 2001-01-01 119.464144924491820 2001-02-01 123.191807757998490 2001-03-01 123.043483636270650 2001-04-01 106.714426687972720 2001-05-01 93.420915189941250 2001-06-01 69.228825323517970 2001-07-01 89.800515500046910 2001-08-01 78.819208473154460 2001-09-01 234.086385946299370 2001-10-01 232.748558588438840 2001-11-01 153.501516706164580 2001-12-01 125.334106678348550 2002-01-01 138.214459329994160 2002-02-01 86.585436927034900 2002-03-01 94.043329158155090 2002-04-01 73.656131946891560 2002-05-01 86.962675019869020 2002-06-01 85.066242861063900 2002-07-01 125.500168839214850 2002-08-01 110.174998622293230 2002-09-01 138.382459786675040 2002-10-01 110.565299694053980 2002-11-01 138.051436759613780 2002-12-01 149.903697436639700 2003-01-01 180.104189907724080 2003-02-01 189.258288315137200 2003-03-01 207.775270644321320 2003-04-01 133.686184317762800 2003-05-01 115.421824627426120 2003-06-01 88.498707416826480 2003-07-01 81.345853170514800 2003-08-01 87.337990954020820 2003-09-01 93.729691152578700 2003-10-01 64.011558985165270 2003-11-01 58.844774558214180 2003-12-01 69.546884840780550 2004-01-01 91.410568116195760 2004-02-01 81.168081687709130 2004-03-01 63.466197878367100 2004-04-01 58.450989205666610 2004-05-01 75.199510246813690 2004-06-01 76.655431282332020 2004-07-01 59.935715087863050 2004-08-01 66.506766261951810 2004-09-01 71.654194602970880 2004-10-01 98.434443562100910 2004-11-01 72.938306953019220 2004-12-01 38.384506276970114 2005-01-01 63.287559086844760 2005-02-01 60.011462210413160 2005-03-01 54.560609652796690 2005-04-01 62.471203146772986 2005-05-01 69.625704911308350 2005-06-01 56.450539839366430 2005-07-01 50.497944803827700 2005-08-01 52.903438999140390 2005-09-01 82.204720813548500 2005-10-01 59.568828172976914 2005-11-01 48.351869389465310 2005-12-01 56.894089217681000 2006-01-01 60.817272218236300 2006-02-01 58.184594673843925 2006-03-01 49.841785815045090 2006-04-01 67.665708970952150 2006-05-01 64.203110396429960 2006-06-01 65.834846411621290 2006-07-01 69.183486826860460 2006-08-01 69.116588641845000 2006-09-01 37.606390015736750 2006-10-01 41.300124576032395 2006-11-01 51.443796507668340 2006-12-01 37.547708998154620 2007-01-01 55.216500842164300 2007-02-01 38.357685863405550 2007-03-01 55.677118340891880 2007-04-01 40.691897166687085 2007-05-01 52.437019801389500 2007-06-01 50.529055504383580 2007-07-01 37.265989410073210 2007-08-01 74.686604222589340 2007-09-01 75.648174542260180 2007-10-01 69.609021534793800 2007-11-01 63.247360528312280 2007-12-01 89.230514944614170 2008-01-01 158.661557160537600 2008-02-01 100.355641674123360 2008-03-01 102.125188399722750 2008-04-01 85.413788219099530 2008-05-01 76.149600867764490 2008-06-01 84.791446057679860 2008-07-01 88.709424071736150 2008-08-01 77.448753728243990 2008-09-01 160.534187242215000 2008-10-01 217.311991757162990 2008-11-01 195.211437053438770 2008-12-01 145.608884097648100 2009-01-01 187.900819269702140 2009-02-01 214.135027544434100 2009-03-01 162.097856626066400 2009-04-01 113.050818181228350 2009-05-01 107.720790404885050 2009-06-01 90.886468449529730 2009-07-01 104.998872166372860 2009-08-01 81.881423029758510 2009-09-01 77.229768885732510 2009-10-01 71.232118225199510 2009-11-01 101.949968944102740 2009-12-01 110.539541600712200 2010-01-01 134.179481906348120 2010-02-01 129.524907794260120 2010-03-01 95.820793956092030 2010-04-01 75.016580311758940 2010-05-01 99.739161580251790 2010-06-01 113.459253414695620 2010-07-01 156.108210633760560 2010-08-01 137.787024198644360 2010-09-01 180.500256299907930 2010-10-01 199.729551454729460 2010-11-01 151.640761926150020 2010-12-01 137.504714664059240 2011-01-01 119.630978980782470 2011-02-01 99.315816813609160 2011-03-01 120.931533243725160 2011-04-01 99.550700868521820 2011-05-01 80.956208723916860 2011-06-01 108.181529457087300 2011-07-01 171.199324772339080 2011-08-01 215.124304908317780 2011-09-01 189.719437694704600 2011-10-01 117.902163585529250 2011-11-01 114.787249503332920 2011-12-01 155.855056064393000 2012-01-01 134.620539940834820 2012-02-01 100.170604468746960 2012-03-01 77.730018036451170 2012-04-01 82.540387846345670 2012-05-01 102.476873779533880 2012-06-01 147.029484442471560 2012-07-01 149.468731394856460 2012-08-01 129.101130156190150 2012-09-01 140.912897961434200 2012-10-01 158.686459611014440 2012-11-01 191.866122257729960 2012-12-01 193.696873126176260 2013-01-01 181.283249946686900 2013-02-01 130.541621268307750 2013-03-01 127.907071246532000 2013-04-01 77.201711174027740 2013-05-01 71.645562532799490 2013-06-01 77.763068487059170 2013-07-01 86.720341793185580 2013-08-01 88.397501473752650 2013-09-01 110.426863517608480 2013-10-01 177.434558194960830 2013-11-01 78.708750936587400 2013-12-01 92.190476522449120 2014-01-01 94.842905881484440 2014-02-01 84.191939378596440 2014-03-01 68.825426007064420 2014-04-01 55.374436149303110 2014-05-01 61.992838691724610 2014-06-01 57.397545431916360 2014-07-01 70.092057238346410 2014-08-01 48.060579225711710 2014-09-01 53.558602702634990 2014-10-01 63.701237571615340 2014-11-01 55.980921093589345 2014-12-01 63.202458020584380 2015-01-01 75.963947245520340 2015-02-01 67.140751591997770 2015-03-01 60.380943778568910 2015-04-01 63.690886023444930 2015-05-01 61.543999896236066 2015-06-01 62.068196055696795 2015-07-01 64.792665559979710 2015-08-01 72.445415775920210 2015-09-01 76.195627944859580 2015-10-01 61.452784263831110 2015-11-01 50.416629019050970 2015-12-01 63.775173077309226 2016-01-01 71.485654374068520 2016-02-01 72.258093009331570 2016-03-01 59.487157757517490 2016-04-01 48.453439483224514 2016-05-01 54.393993182034876 2016-06-01 114.139679878185280 2016-07-01 89.191743302420720 2016-08-01 68.530968792793710 2016-09-01 46.394568212555380 2016-10-01 65.245052854561660 2016-11-01 123.151587096868570 2016-12-01 120.269006889458940 2017-01-01 132.820575710411530 2017-02-01 116.909742263780470 2017-03-01 108.116986577401290 2017-04-01 92.245735083624330 2017-05-01 90.457160013340540 2017-06-01 88.807563968227030 2017-07-01 93.583274392184930 2017-08-01 67.299531851640610 2017-09-01 82.585022722509440 2017-10-01 68.755130702072630 2017-11-01 86.427357648231720 2017-12-01 83.128952143594490 2018-01-01 108.746666409674120 2018-02-01 79.593789090249800 2018-03-01 70.949699884391790 2018-04-01 84.527300215888180 2018-05-01 84.422400675303250 2018-06-01 100.201002373292880 2018-07-01 93.818995748997140 2018-08-01 80.298312878356800 2018-09-01 58.847609678200280 2018-10-01 84.645191708144340 2018-11-01 75.276417418476940 2018-12-01 120.733329143675550 2019-01-01 139.630971624526200 2019-02-01 84.201044170530210 2019-03-01 93.677592273227100 2019-04-01 73.177263637757200 2019-05-01 89.299016709057400 2019-06-01 133.520032743031800 2019-07-01 90.093108677854150 2019-08-01 146.152515845462720 2019-09-01 110.312438031390370 2019-10-01 92.531950409137200 2019-11-01 74.593801061291670 2019-12-01 114.440868740750860 2020-01-01 100.518356314252170 2020-02-01 106.007827383277250 2020-03-01 351.366104881641000 2020-04-01 503.012250314373400 2020-05-01 439.917595816468600 2020-06-01 279.735416219876000 2020-07-01 331.094649434059000 2020-08-01 276.847612668589650 2020-09-01 225.148691486372680 2020-10-01 255.857027378030400 2020-11-01 252.119123412944760 2020-12-01 224.827023314715660 2021-01-01 207.164416020910350 2021-02-01 149.329617951222600 2021-03-01 168.165938708135260 2021-04-01 117.535624686990270 2021-05-01 126.390642231847930 2021-06-01 108.870912523918960 2021-07-01 125.748843806944800 2021-08-01 118.450746697068060 2021-09-01 110.990963043832380 2021-10-01 103.233134705090280 2021-11-01 131.556653567574900 2021-12-01 129.648257770095300 2022-01-01 134.424903372084060 2022-02-01 121.041261531395680 2022-03-01 174.582056138675680 2022-04-01 129.391322536979460 2022-05-01 129.405453111136860 2022-06-01 130.391299592867340 2022-07-01 138.266430080882000 2022-08-01 109.804015478082520 2022-09-01 105.268275715478450 2022-10-01 135.609235263017840 2022-11-01 139.664508711027220 2022-12-01 123.635976445839300 2023-01-01 177.610012707738260 2023-02-01 123.138528166107140 2023-03-01 137.658808456715830 2023-04-01 130.791407938702240 2023-05-01 181.228057131596670 2023-06-01 113.407589577637070 2023-07-01 101.721001268171240 2023-08-01 95.901293334782220 2023-09-01 88.731282428011970 2023-10-01 134.180381458683680 2023-11-01 114.915904085028170 2023-12-01 122.166040585215170 2024-01-01 114.719049018954320 2024-02-01 123.909862156357700 2024-03-01 107.013677593725350 2024-04-01 113.547371354788710