Table Data - Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for Canada
| Title | Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for Canada |
|---|---|
| Series ID | CANEPUINDXM |
| Source | Baker, Scott R., Bloom, Nick, Davis, Steven J. |
| Release | Economic Policy Uncertainty (Not a Press Release) |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Not Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Units | Index |
| Date Range | 1985-01-01 to 2026-05-01 |
| Last Updated | 2026-06-01 8:03 AM CDT |
| Notes | For additional details, including an analysis of the performance of the model, see Baker, Scott, Nicholas Bloom and Steven Davis (2012), "Measuring Economic Policy Uncertainty" |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1985-01-01 | 106.92593 |
| 1985-02-01 | 114.69938 |
| 1985-03-01 | 79.58830 |
| 1985-04-01 | 73.37599 |
| 1985-05-01 | 75.60222 |
| 1985-06-01 | 43.14037 |
| 1985-07-01 | 73.39828 |
| 1985-08-01 | 91.57682 |
| 1985-09-01 | 80.44557 |
| 1985-10-01 | 92.56246 |
| 1985-11-01 | 57.91248 |
| 1985-12-01 | 65.76480 |
| 1986-01-01 | 91.10531 |
| 1986-02-01 | 96.96870 |
| 1986-03-01 | 86.90678 |
| 1986-04-01 | 69.22338 |
| 1986-05-01 | 93.35433 |
| 1986-06-01 | 58.49303 |
| 1986-07-01 | 85.99985 |
| 1986-08-01 | 91.52787 |
| 1986-09-01 | 119.69023 |
| 1986-10-01 | 76.77757 |
| 1986-11-01 | 64.25986 |
| 1986-12-01 | 78.66561 |
| 1987-01-01 | 74.68278 |
| 1987-02-01 | 67.59734 |
| 1987-03-01 | 36.30467 |
| 1987-04-01 | 70.42709 |
| 1987-05-01 | 81.23486 |
| 1987-06-01 | 72.81968 |
| 1987-07-01 | 61.87545 |
| 1987-08-01 | 28.53685 |
| 1987-09-01 | 59.65667 |
| 1987-10-01 | 125.18192 |
| 1987-11-01 | 137.51591 |
| 1987-12-01 | 117.40723 |
| 1988-01-01 | 88.00508 |
| 1988-02-01 | 74.21218 |
| 1988-03-01 | 57.29202 |
| 1988-04-01 | 61.04705 |
| 1988-05-01 | 48.37899 |
| 1988-06-01 | 43.19215 |
| 1988-07-01 | 56.56838 |
| 1988-08-01 | 82.51413 |
| 1988-09-01 | 62.38471 |
| 1988-10-01 | 61.03736 |
| 1988-11-01 | 123.85370 |
| 1988-12-01 | 57.62168 |
| 1989-01-01 | 47.27501 |
| 1989-02-01 | 40.65642 |
| 1989-03-01 | 69.56888 |
| 1989-04-01 | 59.65727 |
| 1989-05-01 | 88.94497 |
| 1989-06-01 | 64.56143 |
| 1989-07-01 | 69.98061 |
| 1989-08-01 | 61.02228 |
| 1989-09-01 | 59.10855 |
| 1989-10-01 | 76.84036 |
| 1989-11-01 | 75.00902 |
| 1989-12-01 | 57.92606 |
| 1990-01-01 | 90.46780 |
| 1990-02-01 | 77.06073 |
| 1990-03-01 | 92.68954 |
| 1990-04-01 | 109.27046 |
| 1990-05-01 | 130.70743 |
| 1990-06-01 | 164.17134 |
| 1990-07-01 | 88.38757 |
| 1990-08-01 | 116.57483 |
| 1990-09-01 | 118.00336 |
| 1990-10-01 | 166.11519 |
| 1990-11-01 | 148.14756 |
| 1990-12-01 | 123.48669 |
| 1991-01-01 | 182.07408 |
| 1991-02-01 | 129.96606 |
| 1991-03-01 | 145.06340 |
| 1991-04-01 | 128.06712 |
| 1991-05-01 | 92.58369 |
| 1991-06-01 | 93.47289 |
| 1991-07-01 | 90.35232 |
| 1991-08-01 | 76.42751 |
| 1991-09-01 | 115.77344 |
| 1991-10-01 | 133.40713 |
| 1991-11-01 | 112.89115 |
| 1991-12-01 | 137.79466 |
| 1992-01-01 | 127.42578 |
| 1992-02-01 | 114.88916 |
| 1992-03-01 | 136.23381 |
| 1992-04-01 | 114.84096 |
| 1992-05-01 | 73.99920 |
| 1992-06-01 | 101.01933 |
| 1992-07-01 | 74.15174 |
| 1992-08-01 | 64.91373 |
| 1992-09-01 | 205.45927 |
| 1992-10-01 | 254.35392 |
| 1992-11-01 | 132.29358 |
| 1992-12-01 | 112.21630 |
| 1993-01-01 | 102.59226 |
| 1993-02-01 | 91.44817 |
| 1993-03-01 | 120.15468 |
| 1993-04-01 | 89.43316 |
| 1993-05-01 | 108.10472 |
| 1993-06-01 | 86.66848 |
| 1993-07-01 | 121.66067 |
| 1993-08-01 | 109.61594 |
| 1993-09-01 | 128.02313 |
| 1993-10-01 | 124.16986 |
| 1993-11-01 | 105.74963 |
| 1993-12-01 | 92.60972 |
| 1994-01-01 | 76.55685 |
| 1994-02-01 | 69.11226 |
| 1994-03-01 | 140.49454 |
| 1994-04-01 | 161.95825 |
| 1994-05-01 | 115.25819 |
| 1994-06-01 | 186.31491 |
| 1994-07-01 | 132.99119 |
| 1994-08-01 | 133.95896 |
| 1994-09-01 | 126.11412 |
| 1994-10-01 | 88.68997 |
| 1994-11-01 | 93.38710 |
| 1994-12-01 | 101.59999 |
| 1995-01-01 | 194.27143 |
| 1995-02-01 | 126.45159 |
| 1995-03-01 | 162.71977 |
| 1995-04-01 | 128.56147 |
| 1995-05-01 | 96.17798 |
| 1995-06-01 | 102.16714 |
| 1995-07-01 | 109.08841 |
| 1995-08-01 | 63.02978 |
| 1995-09-01 | 135.64330 |
| 1995-10-01 | 241.13225 |
| 1995-11-01 | 240.97380 |
| 1995-12-01 | 191.77512 |
| 1996-01-01 | 212.95315 |
| 1996-02-01 | 107.99321 |
| 1996-03-01 | 202.92086 |
| 1996-04-01 | 118.07840 |
| 1996-05-01 | 122.14220 |
| 1996-06-01 | 118.05817 |
| 1996-07-01 | 103.04930 |
| 1996-08-01 | 125.92288 |
| 1996-09-01 | 97.34151 |
| 1996-10-01 | 184.98788 |
| 1996-11-01 | 136.50169 |
| 1996-12-01 | 94.35479 |
| 1997-01-01 | 101.64339 |
| 1997-02-01 | 79.92737 |
| 1997-03-01 | 127.80496 |
| 1997-04-01 | 66.19480 |
| 1997-05-01 | 108.81663 |
| 1997-06-01 | 73.33613 |
| 1997-07-01 | 44.03640 |
| 1997-08-01 | 61.28613 |
| 1997-09-01 | 55.58457 |
| 1997-10-01 | 68.98654 |
| 1997-11-01 | 83.78521 |
| 1997-12-01 | 85.26065 |
| 1998-01-01 | 119.92243 |
| 1998-02-01 | 119.86056 |
| 1998-03-01 | 88.21996 |
| 1998-04-01 | 79.16266 |
| 1998-05-01 | 107.92609 |
| 1998-06-01 | 102.99039 |
| 1998-07-01 | 112.55696 |
| 1998-08-01 | 168.67478 |
| 1998-09-01 | 142.73442 |
| 1998-10-01 | 195.25143 |
| 1998-11-01 | 152.68308 |
| 1998-12-01 | 112.93670 |
| 1999-01-01 | 101.68860 |
| 1999-02-01 | 67.56765 |
| 1999-03-01 | 30.09706 |
| 1999-04-01 | 45.12118 |
| 1999-05-01 | 57.52396 |
| 1999-06-01 | 67.04100 |
| 1999-07-01 | 65.48010 |
| 1999-08-01 | 30.96128 |
| 1999-09-01 | 62.31437 |
| 1999-10-01 | 44.70095 |
| 1999-11-01 | 51.08799 |
| 1999-12-01 | 60.98645 |
| 2000-01-01 | 46.92811 |
| 2000-02-01 | 45.72284 |
| 2000-03-01 | 39.32267 |
| 2000-04-01 | 53.17447 |
| 2000-05-01 | 54.20769 |
| 2000-06-01 | 45.04951 |
| 2000-07-01 | 40.84016 |
| 2000-08-01 | 55.05391 |
| 2000-09-01 | 45.26047 |
| 2000-10-01 | 58.57308 |
| 2000-11-01 | 90.43129 |
| 2000-12-01 | 65.83185 |
| 2001-01-01 | 99.13819 |
| 2001-02-01 | 77.28691 |
| 2001-03-01 | 128.28313 |
| 2001-04-01 | 108.59222 |
| 2001-05-01 | 106.47535 |
| 2001-06-01 | 50.36757 |
| 2001-07-01 | 83.31136 |
| 2001-08-01 | 73.99868 |
| 2001-09-01 | 194.67830 |
| 2001-10-01 | 215.94152 |
| 2001-11-01 | 183.88478 |
| 2001-12-01 | 119.71717 |
| 2002-01-01 | 122.81771 |
| 2002-02-01 | 84.73721 |
| 2002-03-01 | 89.63251 |
| 2002-04-01 | 82.18275 |
| 2002-05-01 | 70.72486 |
| 2002-06-01 | 92.48937 |
| 2002-07-01 | 94.11073 |
| 2002-08-01 | 120.20204 |
| 2002-09-01 | 119.03202 |
| 2002-10-01 | 167.83219 |
| 2002-11-01 | 137.45603 |
| 2002-12-01 | 94.86824 |
| 2003-01-01 | 162.84675 |
| 2003-02-01 | 175.13614 |
| 2003-03-01 | 195.87243 |
| 2003-04-01 | 138.47827 |
| 2003-05-01 | 125.34247 |
| 2003-06-01 | 98.47302 |
| 2003-07-01 | 76.99554 |
| 2003-08-01 | 61.89990 |
| 2003-09-01 | 71.95838 |
| 2003-10-01 | 85.79252 |
| 2003-11-01 | 82.73162 |
| 2003-12-01 | 55.94576 |
| 2004-01-01 | 56.39822 |
| 2004-02-01 | 77.56686 |
| 2004-03-01 | 68.03522 |
| 2004-04-01 | 55.97213 |
| 2004-05-01 | 80.09578 |
| 2004-06-01 | 71.94154 |
| 2004-07-01 | 60.72385 |
| 2004-08-01 | 72.17057 |
| 2004-09-01 | 73.89449 |
| 2004-10-01 | 62.54638 |
| 2004-11-01 | 89.41200 |
| 2004-12-01 | 47.26328 |
| 2005-01-01 | 45.85582 |
| 2005-02-01 | 40.44013 |
| 2005-03-01 | 43.26983 |
| 2005-04-01 | 90.73813 |
| 2005-05-01 | 96.50501 |
| 2005-06-01 | 61.12975 |
| 2005-07-01 | 59.32299 |
| 2005-08-01 | 54.65928 |
| 2005-09-01 | 72.60363 |
| 2005-10-01 | 80.48523 |
| 2005-11-01 | 81.47585 |
| 2005-12-01 | 49.71948 |
| 2006-01-01 | 70.63406 |
| 2006-02-01 | 81.58020 |
| 2006-03-01 | 61.46333 |
| 2006-04-01 | 61.71460 |
| 2006-05-01 | 61.25886 |
| 2006-06-01 | 61.30360 |
| 2006-07-01 | 58.82196 |
| 2006-08-01 | 55.00619 |
| 2006-09-01 | 59.16387 |
| 2006-10-01 | 54.64143 |
| 2006-11-01 | 80.30291 |
| 2006-12-01 | 44.75126 |
| 2007-01-01 | 53.39283 |
| 2007-02-01 | 69.19994 |
| 2007-03-01 | 74.08420 |
| 2007-04-01 | 52.79890 |
| 2007-05-01 | 70.11593 |
| 2007-06-01 | 51.59319 |
| 2007-07-01 | 50.65945 |
| 2007-08-01 | 60.79076 |
| 2007-09-01 | 75.69238 |
| 2007-10-01 | 72.28291 |
| 2007-11-01 | 82.84082 |
| 2007-12-01 | 97.91313 |
| 2008-01-01 | 112.48677 |
| 2008-02-01 | 132.20689 |
| 2008-03-01 | 104.61991 |
| 2008-04-01 | 102.56183 |
| 2008-05-01 | 82.21619 |
| 2008-06-01 | 76.64591 |
| 2008-07-01 | 70.88190 |
| 2008-08-01 | 100.20487 |
| 2008-09-01 | 184.16751 |
| 2008-10-01 | 360.29564 |
| 2008-11-01 | 267.13576 |
| 2008-12-01 | 268.98605 |
| 2009-01-01 | 250.74300 |
| 2009-02-01 | 193.66957 |
| 2009-03-01 | 166.98750 |
| 2009-04-01 | 136.46244 |
| 2009-05-01 | 120.57724 |
| 2009-06-01 | 91.76109 |
| 2009-07-01 | 91.27557 |
| 2009-08-01 | 96.65852 |
| 2009-09-01 | 93.41319 |
| 2009-10-01 | 110.39066 |
| 2009-11-01 | 127.59269 |
| 2009-12-01 | 102.30808 |
| 2010-01-01 | 118.83469 |
| 2010-02-01 | 97.12270 |
| 2010-03-01 | 141.96584 |
| 2010-04-01 | 103.85633 |
| 2010-05-01 | 143.36071 |
| 2010-06-01 | 139.38205 |
| 2010-07-01 | 153.93521 |
| 2010-08-01 | 144.82898 |
| 2010-09-01 | 202.23102 |
| 2010-10-01 | 211.82932 |
| 2010-11-01 | 182.55609 |
| 2010-12-01 | 142.25425 |
| 2011-01-01 | 128.36739 |
| 2011-02-01 | 180.77666 |
| 2011-03-01 | 172.45853 |
| 2011-04-01 | 142.33187 |
| 2011-05-01 | 171.89311 |
| 2011-06-01 | 161.53824 |
| 2011-07-01 | 203.41888 |
| 2011-08-01 | 337.30731 |
| 2011-09-01 | 280.67029 |
| 2011-10-01 | 300.83356 |
| 2011-11-01 | 399.84627 |
| 2011-12-01 | 309.37490 |
| 2012-01-01 | 235.51641 |
| 2012-02-01 | 184.25955 |
| 2012-03-01 | 187.77971 |
| 2012-04-01 | 173.85983 |
| 2012-05-01 | 258.17250 |
| 2012-06-01 | 249.10640 |
| 2012-07-01 | 187.67164 |
| 2012-08-01 | 177.26629 |
| 2012-09-01 | 211.17247 |
| 2012-10-01 | 218.48058 |
| 2012-11-01 | 382.53922 |
| 2012-12-01 | 238.72571 |
| 2013-01-01 | 223.52660 |
| 2013-02-01 | 174.39271 |
| 2013-03-01 | 258.24166 |
| 2013-04-01 | 206.53091 |
| 2013-05-01 | 220.81042 |
| 2013-06-01 | 143.97371 |
| 2013-07-01 | 135.83992 |
| 2013-08-01 | 143.07606 |
| 2013-09-01 | 133.10943 |
| 2013-10-01 | 264.02279 |
| 2013-11-01 | 135.22496 |
| 2013-12-01 | 132.98370 |
| 2014-01-01 | 132.78744 |
| 2014-02-01 | 165.51190 |
| 2014-03-01 | 199.52416 |
| 2014-04-01 | 123.92582 |
| 2014-05-01 | 126.08412 |
| 2014-06-01 | 111.17640 |
| 2014-07-01 | 143.09218 |
| 2014-08-01 | 155.50932 |
| 2014-09-01 | 140.34460 |
| 2014-10-01 | 159.83577 |
| 2014-11-01 | 216.45082 |
| 2014-12-01 | 147.49512 |
| 2015-01-01 | 286.05152 |
| 2015-02-01 | 240.58942 |
| 2015-03-01 | 131.63589 |
| 2015-04-01 | 177.39942 |
| 2015-05-01 | 213.99817 |
| 2015-06-01 | 174.02783 |
| 2015-07-01 | 179.12131 |
| 2015-08-01 | 176.80305 |
| 2015-09-01 | 205.35665 |
| 2015-10-01 | 199.57140 |
| 2015-11-01 | 142.00075 |
| 2015-12-01 | 128.38042 |
| 2016-01-01 | 156.00354 |
| 2016-02-01 | 186.64318 |
| 2016-03-01 | 218.51525 |
| 2016-04-01 | 156.83358 |
| 2016-05-01 | 151.52387 |
| 2016-06-01 | 276.66890 |
| 2016-07-01 | 260.12511 |
| 2016-08-01 | 237.58103 |
| 2016-09-01 | 164.45577 |
| 2016-10-01 | 243.58091 |
| 2016-11-01 | 442.37141 |
| 2016-12-01 | 298.57466 |
| 2017-01-01 | 338.15547 |
| 2017-02-01 | 257.48916 |
| 2017-03-01 | 262.14936 |
| 2017-04-01 | 199.66223 |
| 2017-05-01 | 262.12758 |
| 2017-06-01 | 206.44093 |
| 2017-07-01 | 233.18309 |
| 2017-08-01 | 241.76701 |
| 2017-09-01 | 277.79456 |
| 2017-10-01 | 221.31575 |
| 2017-11-01 | 233.09710 |
| 2017-12-01 | 190.25874 |
| 2018-01-01 | 343.77242 |
| 2018-02-01 | 365.26809 |
| 2018-03-01 | 449.62394 |
| 2018-04-01 | 303.54075 |
| 2018-05-01 | 257.34769 |
| 2018-06-01 | 428.06865 |
| 2018-07-01 | 292.01766 |
| 2018-08-01 | 359.61874 |
| 2018-09-01 | 271.83504 |
| 2018-10-01 | 296.15428 |
| 2018-11-01 | 322.54407 |
| 2018-12-01 | 290.39466 |
| 2019-01-01 | 301.89997 |
| 2019-02-01 | 266.60596 |
| 2019-03-01 | 250.53673 |
| 2019-04-01 | 297.64712 |
| 2019-05-01 | 275.60191 |
| 2019-06-01 | 339.07191 |
| 2019-07-01 | 333.24891 |
| 2019-08-01 | 400.90455 |
| 2019-09-01 | 358.14846 |
| 2019-10-01 | 495.85236 |
| 2019-11-01 | 364.87671 |
| 2019-12-01 | 315.98033 |
| 2020-01-01 | 275.70785 |
| 2020-02-01 | 380.23371 |
| 2020-03-01 | 569.65824 |
| 2020-04-01 | 448.40468 |
| 2020-05-01 | 678.81709 |
| 2020-06-01 | 504.91220 |
| 2020-07-01 | 551.53028 |
| 2020-08-01 | 415.31553 |
| 2020-09-01 | 422.50060 |
| 2020-10-01 | 497.61172 |
| 2020-11-01 | 455.04761 |
| 2020-12-01 | 371.18106 |
| 2021-01-01 | 290.41545 |
| 2021-02-01 | 323.20821 |
| 2021-03-01 | 344.16196 |
| 2021-04-01 | 267.88503 |
| 2021-05-01 | 194.56557 |
| 2021-06-01 | 172.38161 |
| 2021-07-01 | 325.61356 |
| 2021-08-01 | 210.10529 |
| 2021-09-01 | 391.95596 |
| 2021-10-01 | 210.52505 |
| 2021-11-01 | 258.55855 |
| 2021-12-01 | 336.57096 |
| 2022-01-01 | 213.87432 |
| 2022-02-01 | 218.40916 |
| 2022-03-01 | 404.53406 |
| 2022-04-01 | 300.56960 |
| 2022-05-01 | 303.72261 |
| 2022-06-01 | 143.73265 |
| 2022-07-01 | 212.43018 |
| 2022-08-01 | 378.98099 |
| 2022-09-01 | 257.07046 |
| 2022-10-01 | 320.03393 |
| 2022-11-01 | 271.51959 |
| 2022-12-01 | 310.05446 |
| 2023-01-01 | 232.53862 |
| 2023-02-01 | 254.61510 |
| 2023-03-01 | 339.54156 |
| 2023-04-01 | 190.42512 |
| 2023-05-01 | 219.64052 |
| 2023-06-01 | 158.62463 |
| 2023-07-01 | 262.04339 |
| 2023-08-01 | 300.74301 |
| 2023-09-01 | 202.01938 |
| 2023-10-01 | 389.05518 |
| 2023-11-01 | 317.70891 |
| 2023-12-01 | 361.62106 |
| 2024-01-01 | 247.07798 |
| 2024-02-01 | 198.44189 |
| 2024-03-01 | 283.28306 |
| 2024-04-01 | 164.40838 |
| 2024-05-01 | 248.88311 |
| 2024-06-01 | 198.06144 |
| 2024-07-01 | 223.07537 |
| 2024-08-01 | 295.16412 |
| 2024-09-01 | 249.48496 |
| 2024-10-01 | 236.30578 |
| 2024-11-01 | 415.62017 |
| 2024-12-01 | 654.62952 |
| 2025-01-01 | 883.28015 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1303.04984 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1635.40268 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1501.65847 |
| 2025-05-01 | 1398.37837 |
| 2025-06-01 | 760.48697 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1056.56114 |
| 2025-08-01 | 996.27259 |
| 2025-09-01 | 756.45873 |
| 2025-10-01 | 954.31245 |
| 2025-11-01 | 928.26126 |
| 2025-12-01 | 643.34304 |
| 2026-01-01 | 1141.55122 |
| 2026-02-01 | 784.74533 |
| 2026-03-01 | 704.32912 |
| 2026-04-01 | 761.61444 |
| 2026-05-01 | 667.81200 |