Table Data - Equity Market Volatility Tracker: Healthcare Policy
| Title | Equity Market Volatility Tracker: Healthcare Policy |
|---|---|
| Series ID | EMVHEALTHCAREPOL |
| 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 | 0.48446 |
| 1985-02-01 | 0.97043 |
| 1985-03-01 | 0.24807 |
| 1985-04-01 | 0.07129 |
| 1985-05-01 | 0.19805 |
| 1985-06-01 | 0.13157 |
| 1985-07-01 | 0.16384 |
| 1985-08-01 | 0.00000 |
| 1985-09-01 | 0.07282 |
| 1985-10-01 | 0.00000 |
| 1985-11-01 | 0.21545 |
| 1985-12-01 | 0.12827 |
| 1986-01-01 | 0.32878 |
| 1986-02-01 | 0.16158 |
| 1986-03-01 | 0.20022 |
| 1986-04-01 | 0.26103 |
| 1986-05-01 | 0.41653 |
| 1986-06-01 | 0.42624 |
| 1986-07-01 | 0.21859 |
| 1986-08-01 | 0.47510 |
| 1986-09-01 | 0.13783 |
| 1986-10-01 | 0.25618 |
| 1986-11-01 | 0.31304 |
| 1986-12-01 | 0.17490 |
| 1987-01-01 | 0.23759 |
| 1987-02-01 | 0.23537 |
| 1987-03-01 | 0.31602 |
| 1987-04-01 | 0.51534 |
| 1987-05-01 | 0.58051 |
| 1987-06-01 | 0.33113 |
| 1987-07-01 | 0.10781 |
| 1987-08-01 | 0.62629 |
| 1987-09-01 | 0.48984 |
| 1987-10-01 | 0.82332 |
| 1987-11-01 | 1.51980 |
| 1987-12-01 | 0.65449 |
| 1988-01-01 | 0.65798 |
| 1988-02-01 | 0.44125 |
| 1988-03-01 | 0.20179 |
| 1988-04-01 | 0.60659 |
| 1988-05-01 | 0.66210 |
| 1988-06-01 | 0.50673 |
| 1988-07-01 | 0.42032 |
| 1988-08-01 | 0.43165 |
| 1988-09-01 | 0.15099 |
| 1988-10-01 | 0.62173 |
| 1988-11-01 | 0.86220 |
| 1988-12-01 | 0.59754 |
| 1989-01-01 | 0.49204 |
| 1989-02-01 | 0.45611 |
| 1989-03-01 | 0.18215 |
| 1989-04-01 | 0.18433 |
| 1989-05-01 | 0.30053 |
| 1989-06-01 | 0.49997 |
| 1989-07-01 | 0.31250 |
| 1989-08-01 | 0.36929 |
| 1989-09-01 | 0.44054 |
| 1989-10-01 | 0.23693 |
| 1989-11-01 | 0.25105 |
| 1989-12-01 | 0.45227 |
| 1990-01-01 | 0.38573 |
| 1990-02-01 | 0.35535 |
| 1990-03-01 | 0.22274 |
| 1990-04-01 | 0.24888 |
| 1990-05-01 | 0.29410 |
| 1990-06-01 | 0.34312 |
| 1990-07-01 | 0.45091 |
| 1990-08-01 | 0.00000 |
| 1990-09-01 | 0.35321 |
| 1990-10-01 | 0.56546 |
| 1990-11-01 | 0.37738 |
| 1990-12-01 | 0.32319 |
| 1991-01-01 | 0.20837 |
| 1991-02-01 | 0.58466 |
| 1991-03-01 | 0.16234 |
| 1991-04-01 | 0.43819 |
| 1991-05-01 | 0.57439 |
| 1991-06-01 | 0.82297 |
| 1991-07-01 | 0.34278 |
| 1991-08-01 | 0.42010 |
| 1991-09-01 | 0.68535 |
| 1991-10-01 | 0.41211 |
| 1991-11-01 | 0.43525 |
| 1991-12-01 | 0.40755 |
| 1992-01-01 | 0.60690 |
| 1992-02-01 | 0.73460 |
| 1992-03-01 | 0.71565 |
| 1992-04-01 | 0.48027 |
| 1992-05-01 | 0.37235 |
| 1992-06-01 | 0.43657 |
| 1992-07-01 | 0.24780 |
| 1992-08-01 | 0.21958 |
| 1992-09-01 | 0.42180 |
| 1992-10-01 | 0.49233 |
| 1992-11-01 | 0.24084 |
| 1992-12-01 | 0.43719 |
| 1993-01-01 | 0.50798 |
| 1993-02-01 | 0.77503 |
| 1993-03-01 | 0.49493 |
| 1993-04-01 | 0.59989 |
| 1993-05-01 | 0.45923 |
| 1993-06-01 | 0.73548 |
| 1993-07-01 | 0.40078 |
| 1993-08-01 | 0.73921 |
| 1993-09-01 | 0.92254 |
| 1993-10-01 | 0.61801 |
| 1993-11-01 | 0.16083 |
| 1993-12-01 | 0.05307 |
| 1994-01-01 | 0.20678 |
| 1994-02-01 | 0.32139 |
| 1994-03-01 | 0.41099 |
| 1994-04-01 | 0.34444 |
| 1994-05-01 | 0.25314 |
| 1994-06-01 | 0.44356 |
| 1994-07-01 | 0.28566 |
| 1994-08-01 | 0.71458 |
| 1994-09-01 | 0.28143 |
| 1994-10-01 | 0.80088 |
| 1994-11-01 | 0.36614 |
| 1994-12-01 | 0.40647 |
| 1995-01-01 | 0.32653 |
| 1995-02-01 | 0.50251 |
| 1995-03-01 | 0.32750 |
| 1995-04-01 | 0.27051 |
| 1995-05-01 | 0.59544 |
| 1995-06-01 | 0.34665 |
| 1995-07-01 | 0.12173 |
| 1995-08-01 | 0.22944 |
| 1995-09-01 | 0.48477 |
| 1995-10-01 | 0.76745 |
| 1995-11-01 | 0.64775 |
| 1995-12-01 | 0.84854 |
| 1996-01-01 | 1.32498 |
| 1996-02-01 | 0.56491 |
| 1996-03-01 | 0.58143 |
| 1996-04-01 | 0.29257 |
| 1996-05-01 | 0.44539 |
| 1996-06-01 | 0.53890 |
| 1996-07-01 | 0.62475 |
| 1996-08-01 | 0.87625 |
| 1996-09-01 | 0.55434 |
| 1996-10-01 | 0.61043 |
| 1996-11-01 | 0.90109 |
| 1996-12-01 | 1.24692 |
| 1997-01-01 | 1.64451 |
| 1997-02-01 | 1.04265 |
| 1997-03-01 | 0.63182 |
| 1997-04-01 | 1.10987 |
| 1997-05-01 | 0.73374 |
| 1997-06-01 | 1.15673 |
| 1997-07-01 | 0.80698 |
| 1997-08-01 | 0.78758 |
| 1997-09-01 | 0.94208 |
| 1997-10-01 | 1.05330 |
| 1997-11-01 | 0.67541 |
| 1997-12-01 | 0.98667 |
| 1998-01-01 | 1.17324 |
| 1998-02-01 | 0.78432 |
| 1998-03-01 | 0.58599 |
| 1998-04-01 | 0.88070 |
| 1998-05-01 | 0.90152 |
| 1998-06-01 | 0.46844 |
| 1998-07-01 | 0.83909 |
| 1998-08-01 | 0.87610 |
| 1998-09-01 | 0.94231 |
| 1998-10-01 | 0.97758 |
| 1998-11-01 | 1.58451 |
| 1998-12-01 | 1.04233 |
| 1999-01-01 | 2.42987 |
| 1999-02-01 | 1.18506 |
| 1999-03-01 | 0.96592 |
| 1999-04-01 | 1.01141 |
| 1999-05-01 | 0.48226 |
| 1999-06-01 | 0.75006 |
| 1999-07-01 | 1.33036 |
| 1999-08-01 | 0.94805 |
| 1999-09-01 | 0.86229 |
| 1999-10-01 | 1.25837 |
| 1999-11-01 | 0.95117 |
| 1999-12-01 | 0.47586 |
| 2000-01-01 | 0.81962 |
| 2000-02-01 | 0.52712 |
| 2000-03-01 | 0.45203 |
| 2000-04-01 | 0.97731 |
| 2000-05-01 | 2.05850 |
| 2000-06-01 | 0.57393 |
| 2000-07-01 | 0.49715 |
| 2000-08-01 | 0.95826 |
| 2000-09-01 | 0.75037 |
| 2000-10-01 | 1.53169 |
| 2000-11-01 | 0.78445 |
| 2000-12-01 | 0.88585 |
| 2001-01-01 | 0.60702 |
| 2001-02-01 | 1.00820 |
| 2001-03-01 | 0.99301 |
| 2001-04-01 | 0.58017 |
| 2001-05-01 | 1.02901 |
| 2001-06-01 | 0.43333 |
| 2001-07-01 | 0.67462 |
| 2001-08-01 | 0.50063 |
| 2001-09-01 | 0.84218 |
| 2001-10-01 | 1.44116 |
| 2001-11-01 | 0.63681 |
| 2001-12-01 | 0.53470 |
| 2002-01-01 | 0.65118 |
| 2002-02-01 | 0.23276 |
| 2002-03-01 | 0.62543 |
| 2002-04-01 | 0.34337 |
| 2002-05-01 | 0.42992 |
| 2002-06-01 | 0.64491 |
| 2002-07-01 | 1.24710 |
| 2002-08-01 | 1.24821 |
| 2002-09-01 | 1.31124 |
| 2002-10-01 | 1.02016 |
| 2002-11-01 | 1.47807 |
| 2002-12-01 | 0.78243 |
| 2003-01-01 | 1.92458 |
| 2003-02-01 | 0.66673 |
| 2003-03-01 | 0.75219 |
| 2003-04-01 | 0.91285 |
| 2003-05-01 | 0.64037 |
| 2003-06-01 | 1.32625 |
| 2003-07-01 | 0.95043 |
| 2003-08-01 | 0.80982 |
| 2003-09-01 | 0.48063 |
| 2003-10-01 | 0.76492 |
| 2003-11-01 | 0.43140 |
| 2003-12-01 | 0.37108 |
| 2004-01-01 | 0.63436 |
| 2004-02-01 | 0.46765 |
| 2004-03-01 | 0.33859 |
| 2004-04-01 | 0.61842 |
| 2004-05-01 | 0.73173 |
| 2004-06-01 | 0.41776 |
| 2004-07-01 | 0.22209 |
| 2004-08-01 | 0.56758 |
| 2004-09-01 | 0.61289 |
| 2004-10-01 | 1.14754 |
| 2004-11-01 | 0.94256 |
| 2004-12-01 | 1.03077 |
| 2005-01-01 | 0.78381 |
| 2005-02-01 | 0.55299 |
| 2005-03-01 | 0.81745 |
| 2005-04-01 | 0.76689 |
| 2005-05-01 | 0.61444 |
| 2005-06-01 | 0.47036 |
| 2005-07-01 | 0.37841 |
| 2005-08-01 | 0.39961 |
| 2005-09-01 | 0.38325 |
| 2005-10-01 | 0.77189 |
| 2005-11-01 | 0.36246 |
| 2005-12-01 | 0.72749 |
| 2006-01-01 | 0.45449 |
| 2006-02-01 | 0.35400 |
| 2006-03-01 | 0.65135 |
| 2006-04-01 | 0.48676 |
| 2006-05-01 | 0.26366 |
| 2006-06-01 | 0.51275 |
| 2006-07-01 | 0.63385 |
| 2006-08-01 | 0.39088 |
| 2006-09-01 | 0.73932 |
| 2006-10-01 | 0.57583 |
| 2006-11-01 | 0.87567 |
| 2006-12-01 | 0.65837 |
| 2007-01-01 | 0.81192 |
| 2007-02-01 | 0.60969 |
| 2007-03-01 | 0.68952 |
| 2007-04-01 | 0.63096 |
| 2007-05-01 | 0.72911 |
| 2007-06-01 | 0.55918 |
| 2007-07-01 | 0.56830 |
| 2007-08-01 | 0.98940 |
| 2007-09-01 | 0.65061 |
| 2007-10-01 | 0.48815 |
| 2007-11-01 | 0.52791 |
| 2007-12-01 | 0.56573 |
| 2008-01-01 | 1.06643 |
| 2008-02-01 | 0.61760 |
| 2008-03-01 | 0.66406 |
| 2008-04-01 | 0.32772 |
| 2008-05-01 | 0.56929 |
| 2008-06-01 | 0.48725 |
| 2008-07-01 | 0.67624 |
| 2008-08-01 | 0.73226 |
| 2008-09-01 | 1.49408 |
| 2008-10-01 | 2.31969 |
| 2008-11-01 | 1.92368 |
| 2008-12-01 | 0.89086 |
| 2009-01-01 | 1.01296 |
| 2009-02-01 | 1.79662 |
| 2009-03-01 | 1.31689 |
| 2009-04-01 | 0.93927 |
| 2009-05-01 | 1.30202 |
| 2009-06-01 | 0.71365 |
| 2009-07-01 | 0.71170 |
| 2009-08-01 | 0.71187 |
| 2009-09-01 | 0.41957 |
| 2009-10-01 | 0.58562 |
| 2009-11-01 | 0.68955 |
| 2009-12-01 | 0.75806 |
| 2010-01-01 | 1.11580 |
| 2010-02-01 | 0.72116 |
| 2010-03-01 | 0.80476 |
| 2010-04-01 | 0.79730 |
| 2010-05-01 | 0.55079 |
| 2010-06-01 | 0.73861 |
| 2010-07-01 | 0.81161 |
| 2010-08-01 | 0.37209 |
| 2010-09-01 | 0.57158 |
| 2010-10-01 | 0.29774 |
| 2010-11-01 | 0.68244 |
| 2010-12-01 | 0.43904 |
| 2011-01-01 | 1.31707 |
| 2011-02-01 | 0.70926 |
| 2011-03-01 | 0.64610 |
| 2011-04-01 | 0.83122 |
| 2011-05-01 | 0.53476 |
| 2011-06-01 | 0.71105 |
| 2011-07-01 | 3.08410 |
| 2011-08-01 | 3.95168 |
| 2011-09-01 | 0.95161 |
| 2011-10-01 | 1.20204 |
| 2011-11-01 | 1.57467 |
| 2011-12-01 | 1.01333 |
| 2012-01-01 | 1.69226 |
| 2012-02-01 | 0.99652 |
| 2012-03-01 | 0.67330 |
| 2012-04-01 | 0.52950 |
| 2012-05-01 | 0.66849 |
| 2012-06-01 | 1.71116 |
| 2012-07-01 | 0.51458 |
| 2012-08-01 | 1.42058 |
| 2012-09-01 | 0.79337 |
| 2012-10-01 | 0.72735 |
| 2012-11-01 | 1.63235 |
| 2012-12-01 | 1.42774 |
| 2013-01-01 | 1.27454 |
| 2013-02-01 | 2.98747 |
| 2013-03-01 | 1.79573 |
| 2013-04-01 | 0.45411 |
| 2013-05-01 | 1.14308 |
| 2013-06-01 | 0.73214 |
| 2013-07-01 | 1.25802 |
| 2013-08-01 | 0.46402 |
| 2013-09-01 | 1.31462 |
| 2013-10-01 | 2.34127 |
| 2013-11-01 | 0.79294 |
| 2013-12-01 | 1.19557 |
| 2014-01-01 | 1.25719 |
| 2014-02-01 | 0.42634 |
| 2014-03-01 | 1.19112 |
| 2014-04-01 | 1.04070 |
| 2014-05-01 | 0.76021 |
| 2014-06-01 | 0.43646 |
| 2014-07-01 | 0.95291 |
| 2014-08-01 | 0.72291 |
| 2014-09-01 | 0.39152 |
| 2014-10-01 | 0.60926 |
| 2014-11-01 | 0.38597 |
| 2014-12-01 | 0.79059 |
| 2015-01-01 | 1.35277 |
| 2015-02-01 | 0.73118 |
| 2015-03-01 | 0.46493 |
| 2015-04-01 | 0.67944 |
| 2015-05-01 | 0.34971 |
| 2015-06-01 | 0.40816 |
| 2015-07-01 | 0.71424 |
| 2015-08-01 | 0.23146 |
| 2015-09-01 | 0.36659 |
| 2015-10-01 | 0.46146 |
| 2015-11-01 | 0.49218 |
| 2015-12-01 | 0.44694 |
| 2016-01-01 | 0.67585 |
| 2016-02-01 | 1.12126 |
| 2016-03-01 | 0.77519 |
| 2016-04-01 | 0.36528 |
| 2016-05-01 | 0.77666 |
| 2016-06-01 | 0.76717 |
| 2016-07-01 | 0.35830 |
| 2016-08-01 | 0.40952 |
| 2016-09-01 | 0.42220 |
| 2016-10-01 | 0.99123 |
| 2016-11-01 | 1.49210 |
| 2016-12-01 | 0.39903 |
| 2017-01-01 | 1.65946 |
| 2017-02-01 | 1.43689 |
| 2017-03-01 | 1.52024 |
| 2017-04-01 | 1.41989 |
| 2017-05-01 | 0.48355 |
| 2017-06-01 | 0.55077 |
| 2017-07-01 | 0.44160 |
| 2017-08-01 | 1.06146 |
| 2017-09-01 | 0.60349 |
| 2017-10-01 | 0.53673 |
| 2017-11-01 | 0.36872 |
| 2017-12-01 | 2.59099 |
| 2018-01-01 | 0.84083 |
| 2018-02-01 | 0.73627 |
| 2018-03-01 | 0.54654 |
| 2018-04-01 | 0.41604 |
| 2018-05-01 | 1.02057 |
| 2018-06-01 | 0.33987 |
| 2018-07-01 | 0.23508 |
| 2018-08-01 | 0.11267 |
| 2018-09-01 | 0.46224 |
| 2018-10-01 | 0.71318 |
| 2018-11-01 | 1.97713 |
| 2018-12-01 | 2.71676 |
| 2019-01-01 | 0.88731 |
| 2019-02-01 | 0.37621 |
| 2019-03-01 | 1.03118 |
| 2019-04-01 | 0.31086 |
| 2019-05-01 | 0.37793 |
| 2019-06-01 | 0.41518 |
| 2019-07-01 | 0.68094 |
| 2019-08-01 | 0.58544 |
| 2019-09-01 | 0.43901 |
| 2019-10-01 | 0.31889 |
| 2019-11-01 | 1.35016 |
| 2019-12-01 | 0.78707 |
| 2020-01-01 | 0.26370 |
| 2020-02-01 | 1.33937 |
| 2020-03-01 | 6.38550 |
| 2020-04-01 | 3.16384 |
| 2020-05-01 | 2.09010 |
| 2020-06-01 | 0.93089 |
| 2020-07-01 | 0.77775 |
| 2020-08-01 | 2.93455 |
| 2020-09-01 | 0.92338 |
| 2020-10-01 | 2.40728 |
| 2020-11-01 | 1.37660 |
| 2020-12-01 | 0.84802 |
| 2021-01-01 | 1.71530 |
| 2021-02-01 | 0.80376 |
| 2021-03-01 | 1.76241 |
| 2021-04-01 | 1.61280 |
| 2021-05-01 | 0.61350 |
| 2021-06-01 | 2.38240 |
| 2021-07-01 | 0.72804 |
| 2021-08-01 | 1.20603 |
| 2021-09-01 | 0.67569 |
| 2021-10-01 | 0.32269 |
| 2021-11-01 | 0.99947 |
| 2021-12-01 | 0.89457 |
| 2022-01-01 | 0.72686 |
| 2022-02-01 | 0.47314 |
| 2022-03-01 | 0.80405 |
| 2022-04-01 | 0.31735 |
| 2022-05-01 | 0.60570 |
| 2022-06-01 | 0.66283 |
| 2022-07-01 | 0.95593 |
| 2022-08-01 | 1.52290 |
| 2022-09-01 | 0.61092 |
| 2022-10-01 | 1.88373 |
| 2022-11-01 | 0.54907 |
| 2022-12-01 | 0.31882 |
| 2023-01-01 | 1.20844 |
| 2023-02-01 | 0.88804 |
| 2023-03-01 | 1.34161 |
| 2023-04-01 | 1.11593 |
| 2023-05-01 | 3.39985 |
| 2023-06-01 | 0.00000 |
| 2023-07-01 | 0.34819 |
| 2023-08-01 | 0.42147 |
| 2023-09-01 | 1.12921 |
| 2023-10-01 | 1.02740 |
| 2023-11-01 | 1.76628 |
| 2023-12-01 | 0.74064 |
| 2024-01-01 | 0.00000 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1.71168 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1.07881 |
| 2024-04-01 | 0.50326 |
| 2024-05-01 | 0.31187 |
| 2024-06-01 | 1.11955 |
| 2024-07-01 | 0.44177 |
| 2024-08-01 | 0.78810 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1.54890 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1.69014 |
| 2024-11-01 | 0.77917 |
| 2024-12-01 | 0.88687 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1.84967 |
| 2025-02-01 | 2.13067 |
| 2025-03-01 | 7.38297 |
| 2025-04-01 | 5.56073 |
| 2025-05-01 | 5.27470 |
| 2025-06-01 | 1.55326 |
| 2025-07-01 | 2.26100 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1.28531 |
| 2025-09-01 | 2.11513 |
| 2025-10-01 | 0.94724 |
| 2025-11-01 | 1.82973 |
| 2025-12-01 | 1.62526 |
| 2026-01-01 | 2.64748 |
| 2026-02-01 | 1.36929 |
| 2026-03-01 | 0.87792 |
| 2026-04-01 | 1.33704 |
| 2026-05-01 | 1.61119 |