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: Government spending Series ID: EPUGOVTSPEND 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 1985-01-01 394.099746651721000 1985-02-01 225.032780496530700 1985-03-01 102.026339570076270 1985-04-01 138.080529029348180 1985-05-01 167.568908902572200 1985-06-01 182.437229148962640 1985-07-01 201.222609290195750 1985-08-01 217.706671608829080 1985-09-01 126.928184135563440 1985-10-01 103.622510768056590 1985-11-01 99.344153860157220 1985-12-01 225.522531178999700 1986-01-01 269.410885956740230 1986-02-01 382.682077089552930 1986-03-01 166.695852616515650 1986-04-01 121.651049594986690 1986-05-01 124.337970014064330 1986-06-01 156.157049867404000 1986-07-01 197.307664811964500 1986-08-01 148.419998807927500 1986-09-01 204.387760455813320 1986-10-01 229.721935910524280 1986-11-01 120.160035569503070 1986-12-01 134.300156901212430 1987-01-01 188.215534547973080 1987-02-01 56.394513464991180 1987-03-01 101.235495990306260 1987-04-01 103.441120175254840 1987-05-01 80.507051775430030 1987-06-01 93.590654898422390 1987-07-01 66.486465902889110 1987-08-01 79.590770362670090 1987-09-01 105.680915951559910 1987-10-01 459.449359093938700 1987-11-01 513.715959982566600 1987-12-01 284.464050078833000 1988-01-01 324.569926472531300 1988-02-01 146.226978374624700 1988-03-01 87.942545623991620 1988-04-01 71.479177141772770 1988-05-01 62.942219281028170 1988-06-01 89.431725035746420 1988-07-01 107.909909809355570 1988-08-01 52.309489306156520 1988-09-01 87.510706549302100 1988-10-01 100.974952326844060 1988-11-01 281.510511923679250 1988-12-01 138.801786309802760 1989-01-01 186.578243800949760 1989-02-01 77.562570240334620 1989-03-01 40.304036337819284 1989-04-01 80.200242284103250 1989-05-01 48.447274566345754 1989-06-01 63.861888381790060 1989-07-01 65.904852324659940 1989-08-01 87.934705726216120 1989-09-01 38.780755657666480 1989-10-01 87.271288683131190 1989-11-01 80.417920733927050 1989-12-01 114.599940297829920 1990-01-01 172.365964037048340 1990-02-01 97.256047702821060 1990-03-01 63.675576012597470 1990-04-01 84.996202676689660 1990-05-01 102.014411494043980 1990-06-01 90.242751354903020 1990-07-01 159.707828747052250 1990-08-01 183.764380374397630 1990-09-01 365.677553831050940 1990-10-01 451.839230711281970 1990-11-01 245.874225116972500 1990-12-01 148.243681647693250 1991-01-01 334.920061844803970 1991-02-01 378.740532485153550 1991-03-01 76.459148373996210 1991-04-01 44.348193135817180 1991-05-01 35.128406805668020 1991-06-01 62.020345056614880 1991-07-01 84.930926705018850 1991-08-01 82.691431817299190 1991-09-01 79.752456448481000 1991-10-01 70.267699208310770 1991-11-01 167.184349184410200 1991-12-01 156.000986146092150 1992-01-01 189.194088756120950 1992-02-01 158.918063932780900 1992-03-01 103.927224087519190 1992-04-01 70.160858035398530 1992-05-01 86.890752717469840 1992-06-01 114.945822140177670 1992-07-01 126.391688335596110 1992-08-01 199.476392815844060 1992-09-01 209.739340944600700 1992-10-01 280.596437338531870 1992-11-01 205.593570350738670 1992-12-01 95.518784793108210 1993-01-01 144.874653467892980 1993-02-01 201.391387599778450 1993-03-01 130.755943404278100 1993-04-01 91.979628972745330 1993-05-01 197.312280395075560 1993-06-01 86.464108870099180 1993-07-01 155.918132646842250 1993-08-01 170.641170505030800 1993-09-01 94.012694821311650 1993-10-01 45.975380312402910 1993-11-01 46.741818083454206 1993-12-01 49.780411633906375 1994-01-01 71.267344431499170 1994-02-01 84.586438168605430 1994-03-01 43.089749193606860 1994-04-01 38.115454667435930 1994-05-01 45.221628456139460 1994-06-01 19.043113222454753 1994-07-01 52.681706044173540 1994-08-01 44.795817627791970 1994-09-01 35.482893676099636 1994-10-01 61.331120824864840 1994-11-01 147.671000625823300 1994-12-01 73.773748530069850 1995-01-01 127.883204633174740 1995-02-01 129.567227386672400 1995-03-01 120.056722662760600 1995-04-01 63.579260200982546 1995-05-01 46.400579189615810 1995-06-01 109.331895075358740 1995-07-01 103.243814876328410 1995-08-01 44.106485269925590 1995-09-01 54.971981209459640 1995-10-01 98.422783571944800 1995-11-01 216.500689531784050 1995-12-01 296.736753942796040 1996-01-01 264.273298043700500 1996-02-01 143.560493102004730 1996-03-01 88.094987834489360 1996-04-01 81.732551992677600 1996-05-01 36.259787098919620 1996-06-01 61.346710528203250 1996-07-01 25.029259298803943 1996-08-01 67.008595345268920 1996-09-01 36.522498560315064 1996-10-01 67.878293384701660 1996-11-01 81.929021752583990 1996-12-01 46.922750057840600 1997-01-01 86.272173765659030 1997-02-01 79.113566428150760 1997-03-01 23.512046809630167 1997-04-01 17.653327658517867 1997-05-01 62.151792386773710 1997-06-01 58.668957431106300 1997-07-01 41.092797990302070 1997-08-01 55.872317627356240 1997-09-01 27.177212360597554 1997-10-01 21.138937533496982 1997-11-01 26.311684677278000 1997-12-01 13.427363530868680 1998-01-01 129.605122581681430 1998-02-01 64.084440891175630 1998-03-01 58.567912820189970 1998-04-01 43.438533137660180 1998-05-01 41.996226730369520 1998-06-01 21.127380059479343 1998-07-01 19.447883180748285 1998-08-01 42.883160068763225 1998-09-01 102.744809363973120 1998-10-01 86.516029014121490 1998-11-01 31.027580484236996 1998-12-01 21.776803278916010 1999-01-01 98.572907510347620 1999-02-01 36.285664213586784 1999-03-01 20.371913731011468 1999-04-01 35.613918215546730 1999-05-01 20.467330923066278 1999-06-01 29.092668371456100 1999-07-01 137.945017997952600 1999-08-01 47.072974824667610 1999-09-01 24.553860885104978 1999-10-01 32.128593252089940 1999-11-01 16.164863861217650 1999-12-01 19.315424339613692 2000-01-01 38.523871301522260 2000-02-01 59.500089379628320 2000-03-01 11.461960261507569 2000-04-01 20.072720691737203 2000-05-01 20.311027311180126 2000-06-01 22.540602829599970 2000-07-01 12.639235043707895 2000-08-01 22.467010717119350 2000-09-01 35.170595302862445 2000-10-01 49.085357634291890 2000-11-01 56.857888919793670 2000-12-01 93.662450338908230 2001-01-01 69.418651919333540 2001-02-01 160.156962997717780 2001-03-01 148.603996231233500 2001-04-01 46.758377601142400 2001-05-01 46.455200674199250 2001-06-01 22.262693907547490 2001-07-01 68.762674705957790 2001-08-01 54.055891259703515 2001-09-01 192.786053631539320 2001-10-01 299.964407370026400 2001-11-01 147.902581625124200 2001-12-01 79.055157990504480 2002-01-01 152.855753946124420 2002-02-01 85.340417017980060 2002-03-01 66.005617173497160 2002-04-01 53.723816745075900 2002-05-01 65.225203619696160 2002-06-01 69.635242590951460 2002-07-01 104.315445164951840 2002-08-01 45.794157405964050 2002-09-01 92.344081475078500 2002-10-01 84.332115364819980 2002-11-01 119.761267768655370 2002-12-01 138.101065030198730 2003-01-01 270.172222196040600 2003-02-01 276.058699366439670 2003-03-01 194.138453473706300 2003-04-01 111.286416082068140 2003-05-01 128.453983649072940 2003-06-01 88.430434795809300 2003-07-01 93.258752454730670 2003-08-01 119.072661340350010 2003-09-01 103.183759205266550 2003-10-01 69.936711311321200 2003-11-01 44.703137595409075 2003-12-01 77.714603137794170 2004-01-01 102.514098000779210 2004-02-01 96.739305290726690 2004-03-01 55.225390511081194 2004-04-01 27.714422703831897 2004-05-01 37.557717254646390 2004-06-01 40.821240994186645 2004-07-01 19.758717680257018 2004-08-01 27.105113579758100 2004-09-01 44.311066459976090 2004-10-01 89.703693943232650 2004-11-01 54.790642344879250 2004-12-01 24.646939201161832 2005-01-01 46.425919061834520 2005-02-01 41.368200697605460 2005-03-01 34.525863848158930 2005-04-01 28.612568448262124 2005-05-01 25.548193795287006 2005-06-01 24.919988461288973 2005-07-01 14.282577468278685 2005-08-01 54.037475231853605 2005-09-01 31.806631204350630 2005-10-01 27.523414936385200 2005-11-01 44.894542278471200 2005-12-01 27.313424376531607 2006-01-01 32.553974718824070 2006-02-01 24.595062340852273 2006-03-01 32.026901059141420 2006-04-01 18.973890270587198 2006-05-01 25.646156925050935 2006-06-01 19.846566732415500 2006-07-01 13.774289577906990 2006-08-01 10.126814185607477 2006-09-01 5.777242895453364 2006-10-01 26.132339994720148 2006-11-01 23.654222406600375 2006-12-01 17.586061233613222 2007-01-01 40.304647005036520 2007-02-01 15.547915423469412 2007-03-01 11.552322939212132 2007-04-01 23.071826779165140 2007-05-01 28.405553556227300 2007-06-01 24.781965314097780 2007-07-01 15.776425273776411 2007-08-01 28.848982766930575 2007-09-01 18.929306301823310 2007-10-01 22.567692240004206 2007-11-01 15.321693015885210 2007-12-01 41.243819616309980 2008-01-01 107.723076032895890 2008-02-01 59.286873730456160 2008-03-01 39.359093145652020 2008-04-01 44.665925861530500 2008-05-01 64.842070691061650 2008-06-01 27.504219771861106 2008-07-01 53.967210363785135 2008-08-01 63.542933452693170 2008-09-01 80.866260574484930 2008-10-01 170.974379500339580 2008-11-01 130.453763555801970 2008-12-01 83.368003100609910 2009-01-01 185.628203846301550 2009-02-01 285.166212143161660 2009-03-01 140.088935152703400 2009-04-01 79.559245935376980 2009-05-01 88.475702363331200 2009-06-01 84.933736828480430 2009-07-01 100.876534237048820 2009-08-01 54.111125994955360 2009-09-01 58.123299573129450 2009-10-01 71.489506792832940 2009-11-01 73.377841108260180 2009-12-01 85.728678986752190 2010-01-01 181.058659256391760 2010-02-01 127.505634099569920 2010-03-01 86.141428447237400 2010-04-01 75.011176317932910 2010-05-01 108.402405014552580 2010-06-01 125.316448611044340 2010-07-01 188.502913649874840 2010-08-01 178.753465498902930 2010-09-01 224.196283942397140 2010-10-01 379.536796238991540 2010-11-01 221.251632099233500 2010-12-01 166.711970691733700 2011-01-01 151.513563950460560 2011-02-01 105.651541004800210 2011-03-01 151.079567231253440 2011-04-01 186.395010926377200 2011-05-01 128.567643078736070 2011-06-01 163.974968380040480 2011-07-01 563.719874439525300 2011-08-01 635.271777042546100 2011-09-01 375.829005207770650 2011-10-01 118.546688911368250 2011-11-01 171.403375434304820 2011-12-01 173.554810739147030 2012-01-01 178.305403039961700 2012-02-01 103.481431845759190 2012-03-01 84.017382119706810 2012-04-01 84.609755251267740 2012-05-01 171.684799359759270 2012-06-01 216.687564248453270 2012-07-01 225.233329303846260 2012-08-01 196.992219859086870 2012-09-01 223.218083966512350 2012-10-01 318.553211747330100 2012-11-01 455.690909577818560 2012-12-01 426.221275868185000 2013-01-01 519.871604662978300 2013-02-01 345.254605432776300 2013-03-01 261.072394353652600 2013-04-01 72.652521792276130 2013-05-01 53.429493593856110 2013-06-01 57.108591199099320 2013-07-01 71.349202563756340 2013-08-01 91.502011693332790 2013-09-01 184.602480328132370 2013-10-01 582.407800120614800 2013-11-01 81.662258734289800 2013-12-01 114.401910630722010 2014-01-01 89.691255389610990 2014-02-01 82.363438024805990 2014-03-01 46.267961876412926 2014-04-01 39.084027134400520 2014-05-01 51.095047153765870 2014-06-01 28.040436313762030 2014-07-01 39.230928836065140 2014-08-01 20.556302910360620 2014-09-01 31.923305977995433 2014-10-01 31.513920246749848 2014-11-01 60.553426073036924 2014-12-01 47.426082147294260 2015-01-01 49.994217419077000 2015-02-01 27.679964143065973 2015-03-01 60.678920780634506 2015-04-01 20.318719706516536 2015-05-01 25.899370985804783 2015-06-01 55.709744758425480 2015-07-01 69.366352153429120 2015-08-01 32.490147402363530 2015-09-01 28.362752480258084 2015-10-01 47.329314641305150 2015-11-01 20.932980149954506 2015-12-01 36.002756240306980 2016-01-01 47.375663733863920 2016-02-01 55.594577612545360 2016-03-01 41.332669749301040 2016-04-01 28.051145720399940 2016-05-01 38.272768509229024 2016-06-01 52.747424503599460 2016-07-01 45.577346397271010 2016-08-01 25.969968559111017 2016-09-01 26.397473002490140 2016-10-01 44.077414158705790 2016-11-01 116.638085831619100 2016-12-01 118.481651936497460 2017-01-01 116.625683957801540 2017-02-01 79.660029517929740 2017-03-01 83.067569885359090 2017-04-01 75.271720700164540 2017-05-01 80.003227507766880 2017-06-01 59.372186250236130 2017-07-01 69.015348011025670 2017-08-01 62.057027001483000 2017-09-01 56.722104556642370 2017-10-01 36.454986436974820 2017-11-01 137.630690953262600 2017-12-01 78.422077056026950 2018-01-01 56.439508492010920 2018-02-01 68.583811327234120 2018-03-01 34.977240902502550 2018-04-01 34.141699720525790 2018-05-01 22.147035976019700 2018-06-01 46.512760502469190 2018-07-01 56.863616861770300 2018-08-01 57.039513863397616 2018-09-01 32.755084663892600 2018-10-01 70.590593112994870 2018-11-01 54.498246295859360 2018-12-01 55.049756127572444 2019-01-01 95.856332869668580 2019-02-01 44.259851731165455 2019-03-01 81.582332965126940 2019-04-01 26.116249414512150 2019-05-01 22.142436227274665 2019-06-01 64.030018954021970 2019-07-01 42.128026394596150 2019-08-01 64.794222744891630 2019-09-01 46.419353000851000 2019-10-01 30.693256473926784 2019-11-01 42.826940353332795 2019-12-01 61.364259951998140 2020-01-01 36.872084188852080 2020-02-01 50.795856236320480 2020-03-01 118.659408744906020 2020-04-01 198.981007913672930 2020-05-01 243.591000286568030 2020-06-01 158.659522385915660 2020-07-01 145.392633988419080 2020-08-01 95.239739026481490 2020-09-01 97.974717097371870 2020-10-01 119.907785394699570 2020-11-01 147.805233923171870 2020-12-01 156.125660864835540 2021-01-01 120.943506422221460 2021-02-01 92.502454051504640 2021-03-01 100.882807539046080 2021-04-01 45.400152361858800 2021-05-01 61.640101933552810 2021-06-01 32.359389680459520 2021-07-01 56.651133395051060 2021-08-01 31.638876528270682 2021-09-01 96.830502300571570 2021-10-01 76.001999471662800 2021-11-01 82.127296502639250 2021-12-01 82.192422532935540 2022-01-01 55.770142884300510 2022-02-01 19.369623972879168 2022-03-01 98.871704400822280 2022-04-01 84.808242627630280 2022-05-01 70.948534340642540 2022-06-01 53.372440295609080 2022-07-01 55.073651433433170 2022-08-01 35.415192629908320 2022-09-01 27.760460927366246 2022-10-01 64.550513736140810 2022-11-01 71.838670185592480 2022-12-01 41.362041414734364 2023-01-01 141.664696311031180 2023-02-01 138.265877459363140 2023-03-01 56.639825412567740 2023-04-01 96.901684376877410 2023-05-01 500.102712972160000 2023-06-01 94.498700360418520 2023-07-01 53.189757574443710 2023-08-01 44.316388991554290 2023-09-01 57.690681729944280 2023-10-01 90.616671184661030 2023-11-01 37.933320039162254 2023-12-01 124.869578951823800 2024-01-01 40.985106127194214 2024-02-01 39.874050185232830 2024-03-01 60.963655970687206 2024-04-01 90.304110360547400