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: Financial Regulation Series ID: EPUFINREG 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 2024-03-01 Last Updated: 2024-05-01 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 1985-01-01 113.247176928337230 1985-02-01 0.000000000000000 1985-03-01 149.521522499619150 1985-04-01 44.968803622498534 1985-05-01 129.250206565807450 1985-06-01 42.438919979228510 1985-07-01 0.000000000000000 1985-08-01 37.982527162016260 1985-09-01 77.506518659928050 1985-10-01 33.746831434927140 1985-11-01 32.353495292816940 1985-12-01 64.805395605404910 1986-01-01 53.717922208812510 1986-02-01 204.468466022076140 1986-03-01 101.789963350894450 1986-04-01 25.837957204314660 1986-05-01 126.541414720259160 1986-06-01 105.218895675852580 1986-07-01 26.050279229381715 1986-08-01 50.002828511558840 1986-09-01 102.404824950164620 1986-10-01 46.758586711856900 1986-11-01 244.578882735204020 1986-12-01 72.896077680362670 1987-01-01 112.127402958022090 1987-02-01 68.872684817165480 1987-03-01 103.029532178074280 1987-04-01 42.109697257384780 1987-05-01 82.796211143826400 1987-06-01 130.627493058271680 1987-07-01 40.598820074753680 1987-08-01 81.853875936599370 1987-09-01 59.568220395216580 1987-10-01 523.702425829740200 1987-11-01 414.962434109002700 1987-12-01 254.438333781120040 1988-01-01 313.421581368577300 1988-02-01 57.918484127182480 1988-03-01 154.657748611983660 1988-04-01 104.754080547181290 1988-05-01 85.410192585613220 1988-06-01 34.950367374959804 1988-07-01 52.714668504496956 1988-08-01 17.035675983699143 1988-09-01 32.884253558509560 1988-10-01 197.307592919718530 1988-11-01 50.312068049845344 1988-12-01 34.772073919999805 1989-01-01 188.076248729705000 1989-02-01 166.715131330548900 1989-03-01 65.629249395626970 1989-04-01 189.136726560349530 1989-05-01 105.185768108609440 1989-06-01 108.511072908221620 1989-07-01 97.984582271453850 1989-08-01 120.815594680109740 1989-09-01 0.000000000000000 1989-10-01 238.240846296378200 1989-11-01 25.344941432188760 1989-12-01 53.316943242465640 1990-01-01 61.015837472522560 1990-02-01 51.362367535372630 1990-03-01 155.529593494570780 1990-04-01 100.997461692504930 1990-05-01 97.502635877938630 1990-06-01 124.339912140552910 1990-07-01 111.454681632743190 1990-08-01 211.223655677981070 1990-09-01 517.938063611937800 1990-10-01 145.214671898362520 1990-11-01 130.120361372600140 1990-12-01 372.739547877408370 1991-01-01 580.865869216973500 1991-02-01 273.320757594515040 1991-03-01 261.455418455492400 1991-04-01 128.016736590553020 1991-05-01 66.735072812456540 1991-06-01 90.891983951334600 1991-07-01 141.670749666568600 1991-08-01 86.561322127324430 1991-09-01 126.618621148580370 1991-10-01 316.162481450198240 1991-11-01 180.435056058874400 1991-12-01 267.220968044774700 1992-01-01 84.020454818696990 1992-02-01 98.268951990180330 1992-03-01 78.779640293119670 1992-04-01 81.175309787169740 1992-05-01 90.312081460730870 1992-06-01 58.088023299678640 1992-07-01 85.490492346027200 1992-08-01 66.225076968139280 1992-09-01 75.199255044090780 1992-10-01 104.769264837164160 1992-11-01 101.355160582066620 1992-12-01 73.194550793114760 1993-01-01 18.146712277449110 1993-02-01 85.963943334857730 1993-03-01 102.200158984126180 1993-04-01 26.430956641250145 1993-05-01 34.424388532158280 1993-06-01 55.093382723766310 1993-07-01 45.337492144402180 1993-08-01 35.853455157751000 1993-09-01 88.318830235962880 1993-10-01 8.318245170535821 1993-11-01 35.128725575448880 1993-12-01 17.370031180473184 1994-01-01 17.853612943590484 1994-02-01 36.729783253965444 1994-03-01 24.288015046310665 1994-04-01 25.390416723649764 1994-05-01 32.727480660562860 1994-06-01 33.827928655362410 1994-07-01 25.735344189206177 1994-08-01 16.833106294292755 1994-09-01 33.016412107901800 1994-10-01 7.884378320777097 1994-11-01 24.592571940977887 1994-12-01 58.668040850802534 1995-01-01 112.128779246914330 1995-02-01 75.953284951885590 1995-03-01 65.979520709407960 1995-04-01 23.294150865132440 1995-05-01 15.111316187849598 1995-06-01 46.442884552640244 1995-07-01 24.016786586410934 1995-08-01 7.695105356238783 1995-09-01 7.672616568002209 1995-10-01 7.176141457937489 1995-11-01 14.791880592543900 1995-12-01 69.027508333794200 1996-01-01 38.652444747704266 1996-02-01 15.584489398166046 1996-03-01 13.661890381764627 1996-04-01 7.129797293628009 1996-05-01 20.438231159749830 1996-06-01 43.855980419884375 1996-07-01 7.192323720780808 1996-08-01 34.823531458338680 1996-09-01 7.136587948092451 1996-10-01 39.790767028686540 1996-11-01 6.900489923389315 1996-12-01 21.489429402745500 1997-01-01 20.392499315103810 1997-02-01 28.627758482611010 1997-03-01 25.523961106312770 1997-04-01 13.267325239731620 1997-05-01 6.459902304237036 1997-06-01 81.886154529911920 1997-07-01 6.922099944321835 1997-08-01 6.657067800324817 1997-09-01 6.638119441468621 1997-10-01 42.520897653202870 1997-11-01 38.560269525050910 1997-12-01 59.034162553064526 1998-01-01 63.952440573005930 1998-02-01 33.303884850370380 1998-03-01 29.802909540188430 1998-04-01 11.470268209085615 1998-05-01 18.101841574106810 1998-06-01 19.351608407158576 1998-07-01 63.336086975918360 1998-08-01 44.436621420723114 1998-09-01 30.604563722828587 1998-10-01 22.845201840313806 1998-11-01 24.251468620263434 1998-12-01 43.803962331097280 1999-01-01 54.172669786553264 1999-02-01 18.337008418737533 1999-03-01 16.586346286912484 1999-04-01 22.448545376602500 1999-05-01 27.773387971076510 1999-06-01 29.608231606925646 1999-07-01 5.911141003863327 1999-08-01 22.995443771446357 1999-09-01 45.694153200857440 1999-10-01 15.695019537982262 1999-11-01 45.123642827606900 1999-12-01 33.302492014549344 2000-01-01 16.605135018407402 2000-02-01 23.252933808776970 2000-03-01 40.721742232743630 2000-04-01 76.266167396526850 2000-05-01 46.999252296739584 2000-06-01 22.022452027865047 2000-07-01 39.291290692023580 2000-08-01 26.131609059293783 2000-09-01 29.453239954990774 2000-10-01 23.978505409630540 2000-11-01 49.598992403671100 2000-12-01 63.109924267411756 2001-01-01 42.389309174914490 2001-02-01 38.032206549394610 2001-03-01 48.395990158905875 2001-04-01 79.449603660553410 2001-05-01 33.799063944621030 2001-06-01 25.893966096498307 2001-07-01 183.700772239354400 2001-08-01 44.011070492424096 2001-09-01 452.237038441346330 2001-10-01 84.368346450406290 2001-11-01 69.029942483231990 2001-12-01 81.052098527263130 2002-01-01 54.306178602708410 2002-02-01 154.578412985803820 2002-03-01 94.582864746369350 2002-04-01 58.823704056839110 2002-05-01 78.566107845305400 2002-06-01 113.390844143274500 2002-07-01 476.249999590517600 2002-08-01 210.284894267933740 2002-09-01 56.935789042397760 2002-10-01 109.050267902235290 2002-11-01 162.975794285252500 2002-12-01 455.595888929041900 2003-01-01 151.654987483262200 2003-02-01 296.771383308940500 2003-03-01 121.990599951399080 2003-04-01 119.436308906882060 2003-05-01 283.776497294405400 2003-06-01 81.265111914756800 2003-07-01 67.492572063181630 2003-08-01 57.755205535525555 2003-09-01 32.519944683265640 2003-10-01 7.427070131694508 2003-11-01 56.616423642143540 2003-12-01 57.771413304565570 2004-01-01 38.522138889146085 2004-02-01 48.887335921348620 2004-03-01 0.000000000000000 2004-04-01 41.368156832238380 2004-05-01 78.630774439348710 2004-06-01 91.730589687835790 2004-07-01 44.239514234285990 2004-08-01 19.472085552634404 2004-09-01 64.558944085479180 2004-10-01 35.056654190152170 2004-11-01 33.928190891036245 2004-12-01 26.337903718556520 2005-01-01 80.475123436476040 2005-02-01 43.304198122061120 2005-03-01 51.895696235513540 2005-04-01 37.500393362791210 2005-05-01 41.601510284104250 2005-06-01 53.706930154824120 2005-07-01 36.721730384572350 2005-08-01 24.637802886868432 2005-09-01 40.533232320190270 2005-10-01 42.631632486596840 2005-11-01 13.291676238985506 2005-12-01 27.369803708700733 2006-01-01 53.009403518125126 2006-02-01 68.656242200343770 2006-03-01 33.095916326010800 2006-04-01 31.961601839961453 2006-05-01 21.389795323072350 2006-06-01 29.085517394092655 2006-07-01 50.466202103249440 2006-08-01 52.562005853128710 2006-09-01 21.950595563082537 2006-10-01 23.750348226024816 2006-11-01 30.408516235990508 2006-12-01 15.909076546103806 2007-01-01 21.203617220647157 2007-02-01 28.482203659474080 2007-03-01 42.325367193338145 2007-04-01 17.795893024471717 2007-05-01 33.982754129913445 2007-06-01 52.770378522516740 2007-07-01 33.910284345843750 2007-08-01 80.530909848114450 2007-09-01 295.310133388947860 2007-10-01 87.630317997759650 2007-11-01 37.423716213227294 2007-12-01 39.685188343071440 2008-01-01 28.140855097098136 2008-02-01 161.231808679293830 2008-03-01 172.765822671739700 2008-04-01 113.240885418507870 2008-05-01 87.381403237859390 2008-06-01 44.786613522026060 2008-07-01 315.213622098602400 2008-08-01 92.284416684046190 2008-09-01 877.545946475210700 2008-10-01 729.529086224598700 2008-11-01 471.526216633812740 2008-12-01 319.360534875084570 2009-01-01 241.814781685468660 2009-02-01 655.195029202055600 2009-03-01 389.024997829612000 2009-04-01 268.627056748960000 2009-05-01 198.816306245799950 2009-06-01 155.979938859911470 2009-07-01 129.999342093824280 2009-08-01 135.241801355749740 2009-09-01 96.596772603861450 2009-10-01 107.244082282681190 2009-11-01 143.969776212986970 2009-12-01 256.582593211592200 2010-01-01 195.929760555399100 2010-02-01 250.920414369554120 2010-03-01 143.819870156955100 2010-04-01 243.397969837693500 2010-05-01 159.664086948531320 2010-06-01 353.070517605518900 2010-07-01 551.317104545003900 2010-08-01 291.073967610333200 2010-09-01 385.352695575239640 2010-10-01 332.230598260111900 2010-11-01 133.650788428685560 2010-12-01 160.544496250592970 2011-01-01 188.610486653525070 2011-02-01 112.070557954488560 2011-03-01 179.944483671261080 2011-04-01 230.380457507696920 2011-05-01 87.763983812455980 2011-06-01 149.832578620023160 2011-07-01 260.249890645800900 2011-08-01 224.130293064172240 2011-09-01 160.258885836176200 2011-10-01 473.074156233873200 2011-11-01 165.748609483400830 2011-12-01 140.287779869642700 2012-01-01 109.258506010710100 2012-02-01 95.983536480415270 2012-03-01 110.612390843556550 2012-04-01 88.788111433923420 2012-05-01 159.062090929719520 2012-06-01 164.309500205265950 2012-07-01 365.690381868534800 2012-08-01 151.308075956861000 2012-09-01 321.089999860952200 2012-10-01 265.145649216125830 2012-11-01 242.844949741498770 2012-12-01 206.518990876654360 2013-01-01 141.946354607017780 2013-02-01 200.159564170054130 2013-03-01 76.095169395214340 2013-04-01 47.961098754354300 2013-05-01 37.286633003655034 2013-06-01 89.548832095659110 2013-07-01 153.359947187011330 2013-08-01 72.307702904718600 2013-09-01 100.571900467965360 2013-10-01 111.088451431579120 2013-11-01 87.898786423886590 2013-12-01 155.632042621933460 2014-01-01 134.060029736711670 2014-02-01 86.713484121386540 2014-03-01 58.962234499761440 2014-04-01 42.794190450256280 2014-05-01 71.315003881900620 2014-06-01 70.245790790829300 2014-07-01 76.658220264303810 2014-08-01 86.567957276145600 2014-09-01 74.583517205021140 2014-10-01 47.126779332743510 2014-11-01 76.561886434171650 2014-12-01 84.247050602539100 2015-01-01 70.256475554129840 2015-02-01 56.934047517618040 2015-03-01 41.885482546593620 2015-04-01 28.816903036969130 2015-05-01 43.283176189940490 2015-06-01 53.712947593558425 2015-07-01 228.283948300792220 2015-08-01 46.893484803977586 2015-09-01 54.334834021008650 2015-10-01 38.534445635704540 2015-11-01 110.780499274444850 2015-12-01 53.897399546096170 2016-01-01 47.980031276921310 2016-02-01 117.592640215197660 2016-03-01 100.956343494754390 2016-04-01 62.052048980822650 2016-05-01 44.144484918434856 2016-06-01 112.389933068134850 2016-07-01 79.098702253804390 2016-08-01 27.579331968844777 2016-09-01 51.044019770907504 2016-10-01 69.979304125578930 2016-11-01 280.763314208679800 2016-12-01 95.994490295084000 2017-01-01 93.577820418842660 2017-02-01 144.863916401996400 2017-03-01 43.115218809137330 2017-04-01 38.132586271718700 2017-05-01 44.986565726697870 2017-06-01 104.906948562932730 2017-07-01 268.406148501759730 2017-08-01 64.751013744831160 2017-09-01 59.988782358091950 2017-10-01 38.714108204506760 2017-11-01 44.822304472708080 2017-12-01 28.377538556595777 2018-01-01 10.812178149053950 2018-02-01 32.905343496099200 2018-03-01 62.379657371540630 2018-04-01 101.766720130411850 2018-05-01 67.618538342286070 2018-06-01 56.804438893714730 2018-07-01 57.589021462013190 2018-08-01 37.152214228564180 2018-09-01 60.804045200190686 2018-10-01 51.423431185739810 2018-11-01 45.453450867570970 2018-12-01 62.058811208888980 2019-01-01 80.735207733557250 2019-02-01 59.283977920167665 2019-03-01 71.736267431048820 2019-04-01 61.732024945279990 2019-05-01 20.030961349300290 2019-06-01 54.398376176234970 2019-07-01 182.931603681730370 2019-08-01 39.023487926610850 2019-09-01 78.494349483840820 2019-10-01 125.624136159997850 2019-11-01 106.831809045928450 2019-12-01 65.574307510768500 2020-01-01 31.521428128413383 2020-02-01 168.548567888266100 2020-03-01 190.269637244328440 2020-04-01 438.171090320528550 2020-05-01 204.672660999998440 2020-06-01 210.901150757075560 2020-07-01 295.506367391715000 2020-08-01 151.599000575656850 2020-09-01 102.927450498834940 2020-10-01 136.676647478436960 2020-11-01 101.620141620290440 2020-12-01 41.506593545658745 2021-01-01 73.852077859235690 2021-02-01 139.469227234259000 2021-03-01 121.934560633030190 2021-04-01 147.855063298462140 2021-05-01 64.524807494204640 2021-06-01 112.912607445740480 2021-07-01 115.310143225034150 2021-08-01 77.278949217410100 2021-09-01 31.889196653417390 2021-10-01 36.096135790417670 2021-11-01 28.253309870436894 2021-12-01 172.694685981695600 2022-01-01 125.409187993035260 2022-02-01 99.127630715737960 2022-03-01 288.173179600091500 2022-04-01 83.740193787372330 2022-05-01 103.976413526461060 2022-06-01 166.326305465651420 2022-07-01 89.679415102675530 2022-08-01 141.953181296339950 2022-09-01 57.532191690915520 2022-10-01 112.026308461232220 2022-11-01 173.301933126967240 2022-12-01 107.763290357006610 2023-01-01 134.926220335038950 2023-02-01 55.137754535189025 2023-03-01 778.682191378834700 2023-04-01 89.556640222493830 2023-05-01 519.194854835197900 2023-06-01 138.489625440499620 2023-07-01 134.397571819558500 2023-08-01 84.189911102354130 2023-09-01 55.570654039505186 2023-10-01 73.136473408776980 2023-11-01 92.653325105738560 2023-12-01 25.957265263733700 2024-01-01 25.026852109014524 2024-02-01 63.517577880265070 2024-03-01 70.494180479957880