Table Data - Equity Market Volatility Tracker: Healthcare Matters
| Title | Equity Market Volatility Tracker: Healthcare Matters |
|---|---|
| Series ID | EMVHEALTHCAREMAT |
| 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 | 2026-06-02 8:03 AM CDT |
| Notes | The Equity Market Volatility tracker moves with the VIX and with the realized volatility of returns on the S&P 500. For more information, see Baker, Scott, Nicholas Bloom and Steven Davis (2019), 'Policy News and Stack Market Volatility' |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1985-01-01 | 0.56520 |
| 1985-02-01 | 0.97043 |
| 1985-03-01 | 0.33076 |
| 1985-04-01 | 0.21386 |
| 1985-05-01 | 0.39609 |
| 1985-06-01 | 0.19735 |
| 1985-07-01 | 0.16384 |
| 1985-08-01 | 0.00000 |
| 1985-09-01 | 0.29129 |
| 1985-10-01 | 0.31329 |
| 1985-11-01 | 0.35909 |
| 1985-12-01 | 0.32067 |
| 1986-01-01 | 0.46029 |
| 1986-02-01 | 0.24238 |
| 1986-03-01 | 0.46718 |
| 1986-04-01 | 0.39154 |
| 1986-05-01 | 0.48595 |
| 1986-06-01 | 0.73070 |
| 1986-07-01 | 0.36431 |
| 1986-08-01 | 0.67871 |
| 1986-09-01 | 0.13783 |
| 1986-10-01 | 0.57641 |
| 1986-11-01 | 0.75130 |
| 1986-12-01 | 0.40811 |
| 1987-01-01 | 0.59398 |
| 1987-02-01 | 0.52959 |
| 1987-03-01 | 0.57938 |
| 1987-04-01 | 0.80164 |
| 1987-05-01 | 0.81272 |
| 1987-06-01 | 0.55189 |
| 1987-07-01 | 0.37735 |
| 1987-08-01 | 0.99163 |
| 1987-09-01 | 0.73476 |
| 1987-10-01 | 1.20754 |
| 1987-11-01 | 1.91383 |
| 1987-12-01 | 0.87265 |
| 1988-01-01 | 0.93213 |
| 1988-02-01 | 0.66188 |
| 1988-03-01 | 0.40358 |
| 1988-04-01 | 0.93746 |
| 1988-05-01 | 0.93797 |
| 1988-06-01 | 0.76010 |
| 1988-07-01 | 0.66050 |
| 1988-08-01 | 0.97122 |
| 1988-09-01 | 0.45297 |
| 1988-10-01 | 1.08802 |
| 1988-11-01 | 1.06508 |
| 1988-12-01 | 0.99590 |
| 1989-01-01 | 0.98408 |
| 1989-02-01 | 0.68416 |
| 1989-03-01 | 0.45538 |
| 1989-04-01 | 0.59908 |
| 1989-05-01 | 0.55097 |
| 1989-06-01 | 0.69996 |
| 1989-07-01 | 0.78124 |
| 1989-08-01 | 0.73858 |
| 1989-09-01 | 0.73423 |
| 1989-10-01 | 0.42647 |
| 1989-11-01 | 0.70294 |
| 1989-12-01 | 0.75379 |
| 1990-01-01 | 0.57859 |
| 1990-02-01 | 0.71070 |
| 1990-03-01 | 0.40093 |
| 1990-04-01 | 0.39821 |
| 1990-05-01 | 0.63021 |
| 1990-06-01 | 0.58821 |
| 1990-07-01 | 0.95819 |
| 1990-08-01 | 0.42849 |
| 1990-09-01 | 0.65596 |
| 1990-10-01 | 1.02810 |
| 1990-11-01 | 0.61324 |
| 1990-12-01 | 0.59251 |
| 1991-01-01 | 0.78139 |
| 1991-02-01 | 1.23427 |
| 1991-03-01 | 0.64935 |
| 1991-04-01 | 1.15025 |
| 1991-05-01 | 1.04435 |
| 1991-06-01 | 1.15216 |
| 1991-07-01 | 0.68555 |
| 1991-08-01 | 0.73518 |
| 1991-09-01 | 1.31798 |
| 1991-10-01 | 1.03028 |
| 1991-11-01 | 1.08812 |
| 1991-12-01 | 0.76415 |
| 1992-01-01 | 2.15173 |
| 1992-02-01 | 2.20379 |
| 1992-03-01 | 1.38019 |
| 1992-04-01 | 1.06726 |
| 1992-05-01 | 0.69151 |
| 1992-06-01 | 1.30972 |
| 1992-07-01 | 0.69384 |
| 1992-08-01 | 0.61482 |
| 1992-09-01 | 1.07794 |
| 1992-10-01 | 1.37853 |
| 1992-11-01 | 0.81885 |
| 1992-12-01 | 0.82581 |
| 1993-01-01 | 1.58037 |
| 1993-02-01 | 1.78852 |
| 1993-03-01 | 1.42981 |
| 1993-04-01 | 0.98164 |
| 1993-05-01 | 1.32029 |
| 1993-06-01 | 1.35781 |
| 1993-07-01 | 1.14508 |
| 1993-08-01 | 1.36470 |
| 1993-09-01 | 1.61445 |
| 1993-10-01 | 1.18451 |
| 1993-11-01 | 0.58972 |
| 1993-12-01 | 0.58372 |
| 1994-01-01 | 0.82713 |
| 1994-02-01 | 0.69634 |
| 1994-03-01 | 1.13023 |
| 1994-04-01 | 0.80369 |
| 1994-05-01 | 1.26572 |
| 1994-06-01 | 1.33068 |
| 1994-07-01 | 1.19978 |
| 1994-08-01 | 1.37812 |
| 1994-09-01 | 0.78801 |
| 1994-10-01 | 1.55170 |
| 1994-11-01 | 0.67997 |
| 1994-12-01 | 1.01618 |
| 1995-01-01 | 0.97960 |
| 1995-02-01 | 1.38189 |
| 1995-03-01 | 0.98249 |
| 1995-04-01 | 1.51483 |
| 1995-05-01 | 1.46152 |
| 1995-06-01 | 0.92441 |
| 1995-07-01 | 0.66952 |
| 1995-08-01 | 0.74568 |
| 1995-09-01 | 0.96954 |
| 1995-10-01 | 1.09636 |
| 1995-11-01 | 1.47217 |
| 1995-12-01 | 1.57586 |
| 1996-01-01 | 1.72247 |
| 1996-02-01 | 1.12982 |
| 1996-03-01 | 1.51172 |
| 1996-04-01 | 0.87772 |
| 1996-05-01 | 1.05780 |
| 1996-06-01 | 1.31731 |
| 1996-07-01 | 2.18662 |
| 1996-08-01 | 1.68991 |
| 1996-09-01 | 0.83151 |
| 1996-10-01 | 1.16537 |
| 1996-11-01 | 1.56189 |
| 1996-12-01 | 1.78131 |
| 1997-01-01 | 2.02823 |
| 1997-02-01 | 1.48166 |
| 1997-03-01 | 1.31629 |
| 1997-04-01 | 1.99776 |
| 1997-05-01 | 1.57230 |
| 1997-06-01 | 2.26089 |
| 1997-07-01 | 1.67159 |
| 1997-08-01 | 2.15273 |
| 1997-09-01 | 1.68582 |
| 1997-10-01 | 1.80566 |
| 1997-11-01 | 1.29887 |
| 1997-12-01 | 2.02526 |
| 1998-01-01 | 2.39981 |
| 1998-02-01 | 1.35949 |
| 1998-03-01 | 1.17198 |
| 1998-04-01 | 1.46784 |
| 1998-05-01 | 2.25381 |
| 1998-06-01 | 1.19712 |
| 1998-07-01 | 1.88796 |
| 1998-08-01 | 1.64269 |
| 1998-09-01 | 1.62287 |
| 1998-10-01 | 2.10952 |
| 1998-11-01 | 2.71629 |
| 1998-12-01 | 1.87620 |
| 1999-01-01 | 3.50354 |
| 1999-02-01 | 1.88532 |
| 1999-03-01 | 1.47430 |
| 1999-04-01 | 1.68569 |
| 1999-05-01 | 1.30211 |
| 1999-06-01 | 1.40010 |
| 1999-07-01 | 1.77381 |
| 1999-08-01 | 1.89611 |
| 1999-09-01 | 1.61680 |
| 1999-10-01 | 2.14972 |
| 1999-11-01 | 1.58528 |
| 1999-12-01 | 1.21610 |
| 2000-01-01 | 1.28797 |
| 2000-02-01 | 1.11281 |
| 2000-03-01 | 1.58210 |
| 2000-04-01 | 1.95461 |
| 2000-05-01 | 2.11568 |
| 2000-06-01 | 1.03308 |
| 2000-07-01 | 1.10477 |
| 2000-08-01 | 1.33091 |
| 2000-09-01 | 1.17915 |
| 2000-10-01 | 2.27112 |
| 2000-11-01 | 2.29732 |
| 2000-12-01 | 1.58187 |
| 2001-01-01 | 0.99331 |
| 2001-02-01 | 1.23225 |
| 2001-03-01 | 1.62018 |
| 2001-04-01 | 1.16034 |
| 2001-05-01 | 1.24565 |
| 2001-06-01 | 0.59582 |
| 2001-07-01 | 1.18059 |
| 2001-08-01 | 1.11252 |
| 2001-09-01 | 1.29566 |
| 2001-10-01 | 2.00733 |
| 2001-11-01 | 0.98416 |
| 2001-12-01 | 0.83176 |
| 2002-01-01 | 1.30236 |
| 2002-02-01 | 1.45475 |
| 2002-03-01 | 0.93815 |
| 2002-04-01 | 0.80120 |
| 2002-05-01 | 1.12854 |
| 2002-06-01 | 1.75885 |
| 2002-07-01 | 3.15056 |
| 2002-08-01 | 1.97085 |
| 2002-09-01 | 2.31028 |
| 2002-10-01 | 1.71817 |
| 2002-11-01 | 2.27395 |
| 2002-12-01 | 1.50898 |
| 2003-01-01 | 3.18930 |
| 2003-02-01 | 1.33345 |
| 2003-03-01 | 1.45066 |
| 2003-04-01 | 1.82571 |
| 2003-05-01 | 1.33411 |
| 2003-06-01 | 2.33420 |
| 2003-07-01 | 1.50950 |
| 2003-08-01 | 1.45768 |
| 2003-09-01 | 0.96127 |
| 2003-10-01 | 1.12489 |
| 2003-11-01 | 1.10247 |
| 2003-12-01 | 0.74216 |
| 2004-01-01 | 0.95154 |
| 2004-02-01 | 0.93531 |
| 2004-03-01 | 1.11251 |
| 2004-04-01 | 1.03070 |
| 2004-05-01 | 1.09759 |
| 2004-06-01 | 0.93995 |
| 2004-07-01 | 0.72180 |
| 2004-08-01 | 1.03196 |
| 2004-09-01 | 0.91933 |
| 2004-10-01 | 1.94582 |
| 2004-11-01 | 1.62329 |
| 2004-12-01 | 1.80385 |
| 2005-01-01 | 1.61986 |
| 2005-02-01 | 1.21657 |
| 2005-03-01 | 0.91362 |
| 2005-04-01 | 1.32927 |
| 2005-05-01 | 1.12648 |
| 2005-06-01 | 0.83619 |
| 2005-07-01 | 0.99332 |
| 2005-08-01 | 1.08466 |
| 2005-09-01 | 0.67070 |
| 2005-10-01 | 1.18054 |
| 2005-11-01 | 0.62137 |
| 2005-12-01 | 1.17517 |
| 2006-01-01 | 1.19303 |
| 2006-02-01 | 0.50571 |
| 2006-03-01 | 0.97703 |
| 2006-04-01 | 0.97352 |
| 2006-05-01 | 0.63279 |
| 2006-06-01 | 0.74064 |
| 2006-07-01 | 1.26769 |
| 2006-08-01 | 0.78176 |
| 2006-09-01 | 1.23220 |
| 2006-10-01 | 0.95971 |
| 2006-11-01 | 1.26972 |
| 2006-12-01 | 1.45781 |
| 2007-01-01 | 1.30810 |
| 2007-02-01 | 1.16856 |
| 2007-03-01 | 1.51694 |
| 2007-04-01 | 1.44220 |
| 2007-05-01 | 1.82279 |
| 2007-06-01 | 1.35134 |
| 2007-07-01 | 1.44658 |
| 2007-08-01 | 1.82259 |
| 2007-09-01 | 1.30122 |
| 2007-10-01 | 0.97630 |
| 2007-11-01 | 1.15180 |
| 2007-12-01 | 1.54291 |
| 2008-01-01 | 2.39947 |
| 2008-02-01 | 2.11014 |
| 2008-03-01 | 1.32812 |
| 2008-04-01 | 0.84272 |
| 2008-05-01 | 1.09113 |
| 2008-06-01 | 1.01879 |
| 2008-07-01 | 1.35247 |
| 2008-08-01 | 1.28146 |
| 2008-09-01 | 2.49013 |
| 2008-10-01 | 3.17432 |
| 2008-11-01 | 2.82541 |
| 2008-12-01 | 1.84112 |
| 2009-01-01 | 2.20468 |
| 2009-02-01 | 2.30994 |
| 2009-03-01 | 1.79577 |
| 2009-04-01 | 1.60228 |
| 2009-05-01 | 2.30813 |
| 2009-06-01 | 1.49217 |
| 2009-07-01 | 1.42340 |
| 2009-08-01 | 1.31422 |
| 2009-09-01 | 0.83915 |
| 2009-10-01 | 0.90505 |
| 2009-11-01 | 1.32164 |
| 2009-12-01 | 1.01075 |
| 2010-01-01 | 1.64433 |
| 2010-02-01 | 1.10947 |
| 2010-03-01 | 1.44857 |
| 2010-04-01 | 1.25291 |
| 2010-05-01 | 0.77111 |
| 2010-06-01 | 1.19314 |
| 2010-07-01 | 1.44931 |
| 2010-08-01 | 0.79733 |
| 2010-09-01 | 1.03923 |
| 2010-10-01 | 0.79398 |
| 2010-11-01 | 1.30801 |
| 2010-12-01 | 0.71344 |
| 2011-01-01 | 2.06150 |
| 2011-02-01 | 0.92749 |
| 2011-03-01 | 1.17473 |
| 2011-04-01 | 1.21913 |
| 2011-05-01 | 0.83185 |
| 2011-06-01 | 0.88881 |
| 2011-07-01 | 3.35229 |
| 2011-08-01 | 4.71162 |
| 2011-09-01 | 1.20538 |
| 2011-10-01 | 1.44245 |
| 2011-11-01 | 1.81692 |
| 2011-12-01 | 1.62134 |
| 2012-01-01 | 2.17576 |
| 2012-02-01 | 1.56596 |
| 2012-03-01 | 1.04055 |
| 2012-04-01 | 0.82366 |
| 2012-05-01 | 1.00273 |
| 2012-06-01 | 2.25873 |
| 2012-07-01 | 0.88213 |
| 2012-08-01 | 1.85293 |
| 2012-09-01 | 1.15954 |
| 2012-10-01 | 1.11899 |
| 2012-11-01 | 2.17647 |
| 2012-12-01 | 1.83566 |
| 2013-01-01 | 1.36558 |
| 2013-02-01 | 3.02677 |
| 2013-03-01 | 1.88333 |
| 2013-04-01 | 0.65594 |
| 2013-05-01 | 1.29218 |
| 2013-06-01 | 1.07381 |
| 2013-07-01 | 1.46769 |
| 2013-08-01 | 0.87648 |
| 2013-09-01 | 2.22913 |
| 2013-10-01 | 2.61999 |
| 2013-11-01 | 0.99117 |
| 2013-12-01 | 1.36637 |
| 2014-01-01 | 1.48577 |
| 2014-02-01 | 0.69280 |
| 2014-03-01 | 1.60801 |
| 2014-04-01 | 1.71410 |
| 2014-05-01 | 1.22803 |
| 2014-06-01 | 0.87292 |
| 2014-07-01 | 1.36980 |
| 2014-08-01 | 0.88973 |
| 2014-09-01 | 0.44745 |
| 2014-10-01 | 0.73111 |
| 2014-11-01 | 0.57896 |
| 2014-12-01 | 0.91222 |
| 2015-01-01 | 1.96152 |
| 2015-02-01 | 1.40143 |
| 2015-03-01 | 0.87173 |
| 2015-04-01 | 1.22298 |
| 2015-05-01 | 1.22398 |
| 2015-06-01 | 1.16617 |
| 2015-07-01 | 1.78560 |
| 2015-08-01 | 1.15729 |
| 2015-09-01 | 1.39304 |
| 2015-10-01 | 1.31845 |
| 2015-11-01 | 1.05468 |
| 2015-12-01 | 1.04285 |
| 2016-01-01 | 0.92929 |
| 2016-02-01 | 1.52900 |
| 2016-03-01 | 1.11972 |
| 2016-04-01 | 0.51140 |
| 2016-05-01 | 1.35916 |
| 2016-06-01 | 1.34255 |
| 2016-07-01 | 0.80618 |
| 2016-08-01 | 0.51190 |
| 2016-09-01 | 0.75995 |
| 2016-10-01 | 1.38772 |
| 2016-11-01 | 1.72165 |
| 2016-12-01 | 0.69831 |
| 2017-01-01 | 2.38547 |
| 2017-02-01 | 1.65795 |
| 2017-03-01 | 1.71027 |
| 2017-04-01 | 2.72145 |
| 2017-05-01 | 0.67697 |
| 2017-06-01 | 0.77107 |
| 2017-07-01 | 0.66239 |
| 2017-08-01 | 1.76911 |
| 2017-09-01 | 0.86212 |
| 2017-10-01 | 0.62619 |
| 2017-11-01 | 0.73743 |
| 2017-12-01 | 3.13646 |
| 2018-01-01 | 1.44142 |
| 2018-02-01 | 1.22712 |
| 2018-03-01 | 0.54654 |
| 2018-04-01 | 1.04010 |
| 2018-05-01 | 1.27571 |
| 2018-06-01 | 0.67974 |
| 2018-07-01 | 0.35262 |
| 2018-08-01 | 0.33800 |
| 2018-09-01 | 0.92447 |
| 2018-10-01 | 1.30750 |
| 2018-11-01 | 2.43339 |
| 2018-12-01 | 3.32049 |
| 2019-01-01 | 2.36616 |
| 2019-02-01 | 0.62702 |
| 2019-03-01 | 1.47312 |
| 2019-04-01 | 0.93257 |
| 2019-05-01 | 0.75587 |
| 2019-06-01 | 0.83036 |
| 2019-07-01 | 1.02142 |
| 2019-08-01 | 1.46360 |
| 2019-09-01 | 0.43901 |
| 2019-10-01 | 0.74407 |
| 2019-11-01 | 2.10026 |
| 2019-12-01 | 2.04638 |
| 2020-01-01 | 0.52741 |
| 2020-02-01 | 2.17648 |
| 2020-03-01 | 10.15130 |
| 2020-04-01 | 6.15192 |
| 2020-05-01 | 4.38921 |
| 2020-06-01 | 2.42031 |
| 2020-07-01 | 1.24440 |
| 2020-08-01 | 3.26061 |
| 2020-09-01 | 2.00066 |
| 2020-10-01 | 3.43896 |
| 2020-11-01 | 2.60025 |
| 2020-12-01 | 2.37447 |
| 2021-01-01 | 2.91601 |
| 2021-02-01 | 1.44678 |
| 2021-03-01 | 3.68504 |
| 2021-04-01 | 2.25792 |
| 2021-05-01 | 1.22699 |
| 2021-06-01 | 3.57360 |
| 2021-07-01 | 1.69875 |
| 2021-08-01 | 3.27351 |
| 2021-09-01 | 2.19599 |
| 2021-10-01 | 1.12941 |
| 2021-11-01 | 1.57060 |
| 2021-12-01 | 2.08732 |
| 2022-01-01 | 2.90744 |
| 2022-02-01 | 2.52340 |
| 2022-03-01 | 1.34009 |
| 2022-04-01 | 1.11072 |
| 2022-05-01 | 1.05998 |
| 2022-06-01 | 0.92797 |
| 2022-07-01 | 1.75254 |
| 2022-08-01 | 2.71946 |
| 2022-09-01 | 1.83277 |
| 2022-10-01 | 3.04295 |
| 2022-11-01 | 2.19627 |
| 2022-12-01 | 2.39114 |
| 2023-01-01 | 3.17214 |
| 2023-02-01 | 1.59847 |
| 2023-03-01 | 2.68322 |
| 2023-04-01 | 2.55071 |
| 2023-05-01 | 4.75979 |
| 2023-06-01 | 0.38433 |
| 2023-07-01 | 1.91506 |
| 2023-08-01 | 1.68587 |
| 2023-09-01 | 3.01123 |
| 2023-10-01 | 1.71234 |
| 2023-11-01 | 2.42863 |
| 2023-12-01 | 1.85159 |
| 2024-01-01 | 3.00994 |
| 2024-02-01 | 3.42336 |
| 2024-03-01 | 2.33742 |
| 2024-04-01 | 2.18080 |
| 2024-05-01 | 0.77969 |
| 2024-06-01 | 2.05252 |
| 2024-07-01 | 2.42975 |
| 2024-08-01 | 2.04906 |
| 2024-09-01 | 3.76161 |
| 2024-10-01 | 2.44131 |
| 2024-11-01 | 2.14271 |
| 2024-12-01 | 2.66061 |
| 2025-01-01 | 3.51438 |
| 2025-02-01 | 3.72867 |
| 2025-03-01 | 9.70334 |
| 2025-04-01 | 7.69947 |
| 2025-05-01 | 7.38458 |
| 2025-06-01 | 3.10651 |
| 2025-07-01 | 4.31646 |
| 2025-08-01 | 2.05650 |
| 2025-09-01 | 3.05518 |
| 2025-10-01 | 2.27337 |
| 2025-11-01 | 4.06606 |
| 2025-12-01 | 3.01834 |
| 2026-01-01 | 4.88765 |
| 2026-02-01 | 4.10788 |
| 2026-03-01 | 1.75583 |
| 2026-04-01 | 3.67685 |
| 2026-05-01 | 3.91289 |