Table Data - Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for United States
| Title | Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for United States |
|---|---|
| Series ID | USEPUINDXM |
| 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 | This index is constructed from three types of underlying components. http://www.policyuncertainty.com/us_monthly.html 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 | 125.22474 |
| 1985-02-01 | 99.02081 |
| 1985-03-01 | 112.19051 |
| 1985-04-01 | 102.81132 |
| 1985-05-01 | 120.08272 |
| 1985-06-01 | 132.71319 |
| 1985-07-01 | 128.00182 |
| 1985-08-01 | 126.76611 |
| 1985-09-01 | 126.76856 |
| 1985-10-01 | 116.05771 |
| 1985-11-01 | 122.03688 |
| 1985-12-01 | 133.24392 |
| 1986-01-01 | 155.93292 |
| 1986-02-01 | 159.46768 |
| 1986-03-01 | 160.19810 |
| 1986-04-01 | 150.36626 |
| 1986-05-01 | 132.63792 |
| 1986-06-01 | 122.51177 |
| 1986-07-01 | 132.11963 |
| 1986-08-01 | 127.55250 |
| 1986-09-01 | 132.01833 |
| 1986-10-01 | 111.50927 |
| 1986-11-01 | 115.02029 |
| 1986-12-01 | 108.96811 |
| 1987-01-01 | 122.11428 |
| 1987-02-01 | 109.14523 |
| 1987-03-01 | 122.08486 |
| 1987-04-01 | 110.85971 |
| 1987-05-01 | 110.04291 |
| 1987-06-01 | 121.15791 |
| 1987-07-01 | 106.34800 |
| 1987-08-01 | 74.83796 |
| 1987-09-01 | 78.98139 |
| 1987-10-01 | 143.60309 |
| 1987-11-01 | 155.42208 |
| 1987-12-01 | 135.47265 |
| 1988-01-01 | 131.52146 |
| 1988-02-01 | 116.58432 |
| 1988-03-01 | 105.05246 |
| 1988-04-01 | 113.65598 |
| 1988-05-01 | 96.14572 |
| 1988-06-01 | 89.78251 |
| 1988-07-01 | 85.18198 |
| 1988-08-01 | 100.15845 |
| 1988-09-01 | 94.55409 |
| 1988-10-01 | 102.23078 |
| 1988-11-01 | 113.95989 |
| 1988-12-01 | 99.66633 |
| 1989-01-01 | 105.07536 |
| 1989-02-01 | 84.84484 |
| 1989-03-01 | 97.21567 |
| 1989-04-01 | 108.86306 |
| 1989-05-01 | 87.81604 |
| 1989-06-01 | 94.83974 |
| 1989-07-01 | 84.56992 |
| 1989-08-01 | 95.86038 |
| 1989-09-01 | 90.91820 |
| 1989-10-01 | 91.59669 |
| 1989-11-01 | 107.84913 |
| 1989-12-01 | 107.09523 |
| 1990-01-01 | 100.35918 |
| 1990-02-01 | 89.59095 |
| 1990-03-01 | 86.06529 |
| 1990-04-01 | 76.66170 |
| 1990-05-01 | 118.53795 |
| 1990-06-01 | 120.52674 |
| 1990-07-01 | 111.56962 |
| 1990-08-01 | 142.16524 |
| 1990-09-01 | 157.69529 |
| 1990-10-01 | 141.11953 |
| 1990-11-01 | 145.29094 |
| 1990-12-01 | 134.48512 |
| 1991-01-01 | 175.65861 |
| 1991-02-01 | 115.21345 |
| 1991-03-01 | 116.02571 |
| 1991-04-01 | 107.24167 |
| 1991-05-01 | 94.75868 |
| 1991-06-01 | 96.93760 |
| 1991-07-01 | 93.53158 |
| 1991-08-01 | 100.59554 |
| 1991-09-01 | 117.04782 |
| 1991-10-01 | 105.54142 |
| 1991-11-01 | 122.24914 |
| 1991-12-01 | 139.99912 |
| 1992-01-01 | 109.20085 |
| 1992-02-01 | 125.53676 |
| 1992-03-01 | 91.70582 |
| 1992-04-01 | 87.58229 |
| 1992-05-01 | 96.87494 |
| 1992-06-01 | 122.34916 |
| 1992-07-01 | 120.91493 |
| 1992-08-01 | 115.90751 |
| 1992-09-01 | 127.01963 |
| 1992-10-01 | 138.52178 |
| 1992-11-01 | 118.77686 |
| 1992-12-01 | 106.86792 |
| 1993-01-01 | 102.53033 |
| 1993-02-01 | 119.96253 |
| 1993-03-01 | 121.55786 |
| 1993-04-01 | 109.25684 |
| 1993-05-01 | 133.58967 |
| 1993-06-01 | 126.04877 |
| 1993-07-01 | 117.58450 |
| 1993-08-01 | 106.03237 |
| 1993-09-01 | 106.27469 |
| 1993-10-01 | 84.48769 |
| 1993-11-01 | 84.55661 |
| 1993-12-01 | 77.52033 |
| 1994-01-01 | 80.00980 |
| 1994-02-01 | 94.59270 |
| 1994-03-01 | 87.00632 |
| 1994-04-01 | 100.41637 |
| 1994-05-01 | 96.52730 |
| 1994-06-01 | 92.37979 |
| 1994-07-01 | 85.37095 |
| 1994-08-01 | 92.82606 |
| 1994-09-01 | 90.63002 |
| 1994-10-01 | 76.49899 |
| 1994-11-01 | 91.77528 |
| 1994-12-01 | 91.79500 |
| 1995-01-01 | 107.95494 |
| 1995-02-01 | 86.32307 |
| 1995-03-01 | 78.09662 |
| 1995-04-01 | 65.99178 |
| 1995-05-01 | 74.70236 |
| 1995-06-01 | 79.67356 |
| 1995-07-01 | 83.03811 |
| 1995-08-01 | 66.76376 |
| 1995-09-01 | 75.22518 |
| 1995-10-01 | 80.62605 |
| 1995-11-01 | 90.53283 |
| 1995-12-01 | 84.34724 |
| 1996-01-01 | 90.66317 |
| 1996-02-01 | 75.83463 |
| 1996-03-01 | 72.65243 |
| 1996-04-01 | 69.19065 |
| 1996-05-01 | 69.42779 |
| 1996-06-01 | 81.17971 |
| 1996-07-01 | 73.61083 |
| 1996-08-01 | 83.65826 |
| 1996-09-01 | 77.97562 |
| 1996-10-01 | 64.19595 |
| 1996-11-01 | 74.20867 |
| 1996-12-01 | 69.97417 |
| 1997-01-01 | 74.96831 |
| 1997-02-01 | 87.69729 |
| 1997-03-01 | 75.01231 |
| 1997-04-01 | 75.45429 |
| 1997-05-01 | 73.45813 |
| 1997-06-01 | 78.48298 |
| 1997-07-01 | 73.89487 |
| 1997-08-01 | 63.80988 |
| 1997-09-01 | 61.15956 |
| 1997-10-01 | 83.65215 |
| 1997-11-01 | 78.39389 |
| 1997-12-01 | 88.74448 |
| 1998-01-01 | 91.04062 |
| 1998-02-01 | 88.81944 |
| 1998-03-01 | 78.38832 |
| 1998-04-01 | 73.20014 |
| 1998-05-01 | 75.85510 |
| 1998-06-01 | 76.28635 |
| 1998-07-01 | 88.17701 |
| 1998-08-01 | 101.40807 |
| 1998-09-01 | 123.96147 |
| 1998-10-01 | 109.88134 |
| 1998-11-01 | 92.94632 |
| 1998-12-01 | 91.40618 |
| 1999-01-01 | 98.64504 |
| 1999-02-01 | 82.38359 |
| 1999-03-01 | 66.00054 |
| 1999-04-01 | 67.53295 |
| 1999-05-01 | 67.08854 |
| 1999-06-01 | 73.01111 |
| 1999-07-01 | 79.81311 |
| 1999-08-01 | 69.55318 |
| 1999-09-01 | 69.81624 |
| 1999-10-01 | 62.71155 |
| 1999-11-01 | 82.06383 |
| 1999-12-01 | 83.80947 |
| 2000-01-01 | 89.20154 |
| 2000-02-01 | 77.60139 |
| 2000-03-01 | 77.54831 |
| 2000-04-01 | 76.05923 |
| 2000-05-01 | 97.98620 |
| 2000-06-01 | 92.96502 |
| 2000-07-01 | 79.44697 |
| 2000-08-01 | 66.58133 |
| 2000-09-01 | 75.14165 |
| 2000-10-01 | 84.66172 |
| 2000-11-01 | 125.06753 |
| 2000-12-01 | 115.26872 |
| 2001-01-01 | 111.41604 |
| 2001-02-01 | 110.91785 |
| 2001-03-01 | 116.02693 |
| 2001-04-01 | 122.67340 |
| 2001-05-01 | 100.42901 |
| 2001-06-01 | 86.39027 |
| 2001-07-01 | 102.13185 |
| 2001-08-01 | 84.28912 |
| 2001-09-01 | 188.05949 |
| 2001-10-01 | 173.14334 |
| 2001-11-01 | 130.57563 |
| 2001-12-01 | 117.23658 |
| 2002-01-01 | 116.83745 |
| 2002-02-01 | 87.60069 |
| 2002-03-01 | 83.44043 |
| 2002-04-01 | 88.56610 |
| 2002-05-01 | 86.29886 |
| 2002-06-01 | 93.61022 |
| 2002-07-01 | 110.30517 |
| 2002-08-01 | 116.01482 |
| 2002-09-01 | 124.04315 |
| 2002-10-01 | 111.88598 |
| 2002-11-01 | 123.28439 |
| 2002-12-01 | 122.22166 |
| 2003-01-01 | 138.95340 |
| 2003-02-01 | 126.72774 |
| 2003-03-01 | 163.52381 |
| 2003-04-01 | 135.62755 |
| 2003-05-01 | 102.61982 |
| 2003-06-01 | 95.82729 |
| 2003-07-01 | 91.74151 |
| 2003-08-01 | 95.67182 |
| 2003-09-01 | 106.11577 |
| 2003-10-01 | 88.04379 |
| 2003-11-01 | 84.91824 |
| 2003-12-01 | 91.73699 |
| 2004-01-01 | 96.56646 |
| 2004-02-01 | 99.45730 |
| 2004-03-01 | 96.78947 |
| 2004-04-01 | 94.11529 |
| 2004-05-01 | 92.32118 |
| 2004-06-01 | 85.34598 |
| 2004-07-01 | 87.54419 |
| 2004-08-01 | 85.92587 |
| 2004-09-01 | 100.01189 |
| 2004-10-01 | 105.69511 |
| 2004-11-01 | 95.24086 |
| 2004-12-01 | 77.59643 |
| 2005-01-01 | 73.91848 |
| 2005-02-01 | 58.95005 |
| 2005-03-01 | 57.55796 |
| 2005-04-01 | 74.56597 |
| 2005-05-01 | 70.50812 |
| 2005-06-01 | 74.56133 |
| 2005-07-01 | 68.71645 |
| 2005-08-01 | 64.39586 |
| 2005-09-01 | 91.40605 |
| 2005-10-01 | 76.16369 |
| 2005-11-01 | 72.21598 |
| 2005-12-01 | 78.04893 |
| 2006-01-01 | 79.17535 |
| 2006-02-01 | 72.69299 |
| 2006-03-01 | 64.22933 |
| 2006-04-01 | 79.76153 |
| 2006-05-01 | 70.83626 |
| 2006-06-01 | 79.49433 |
| 2006-07-01 | 80.56231 |
| 2006-08-01 | 72.76996 |
| 2006-09-01 | 67.06754 |
| 2006-10-01 | 63.46447 |
| 2006-11-01 | 62.51985 |
| 2006-12-01 | 63.37041 |
| 2007-01-01 | 79.01967 |
| 2007-02-01 | 57.20262 |
| 2007-03-01 | 69.88729 |
| 2007-04-01 | 62.50171 |
| 2007-05-01 | 74.68187 |
| 2007-06-01 | 73.29654 |
| 2007-07-01 | 59.32398 |
| 2007-08-01 | 89.10405 |
| 2007-09-01 | 100.74438 |
| 2007-10-01 | 89.45453 |
| 2007-11-01 | 102.44111 |
| 2007-12-01 | 108.54379 |
| 2008-01-01 | 144.98473 |
| 2008-02-01 | 108.10469 |
| 2008-03-01 | 111.71236 |
| 2008-04-01 | 102.19690 |
| 2008-05-01 | 94.28405 |
| 2008-06-01 | 94.55676 |
| 2008-07-01 | 109.78898 |
| 2008-08-01 | 95.87075 |
| 2008-09-01 | 187.74030 |
| 2008-10-01 | 189.91729 |
| 2008-11-01 | 148.84257 |
| 2008-12-01 | 145.99470 |
| 2009-01-01 | 171.94621 |
| 2009-02-01 | 187.11403 |
| 2009-03-01 | 166.90338 |
| 2009-04-01 | 131.85612 |
| 2009-05-01 | 138.80585 |
| 2009-06-01 | 130.93348 |
| 2009-07-01 | 126.28215 |
| 2009-08-01 | 152.55009 |
| 2009-09-01 | 145.44437 |
| 2009-10-01 | 138.13055 |
| 2009-11-01 | 116.16231 |
| 2009-12-01 | 121.22101 |
| 2010-01-01 | 149.35928 |
| 2010-02-01 | 132.79865 |
| 2010-03-01 | 137.47003 |
| 2010-04-01 | 137.07740 |
| 2010-05-01 | 151.10342 |
| 2010-06-01 | 140.56916 |
| 2010-07-01 | 180.01446 |
| 2010-08-01 | 147.30909 |
| 2010-09-01 | 182.14672 |
| 2010-10-01 | 163.42489 |
| 2010-11-01 | 179.13559 |
| 2010-12-01 | 165.40785 |
| 2011-01-01 | 142.17046 |
| 2011-02-01 | 145.50890 |
| 2011-03-01 | 174.35437 |
| 2011-04-01 | 157.49588 |
| 2011-05-01 | 126.19207 |
| 2011-06-01 | 158.08862 |
| 2011-07-01 | 197.91636 |
| 2011-08-01 | 245.12671 |
| 2011-09-01 | 204.62979 |
| 2011-10-01 | 159.73957 |
| 2011-11-01 | 166.33902 |
| 2011-12-01 | 189.39836 |
| 2012-01-01 | 178.28653 |
| 2012-02-01 | 149.63708 |
| 2012-03-01 | 137.55312 |
| 2012-04-01 | 136.59669 |
| 2012-05-01 | 158.56198 |
| 2012-06-01 | 194.61057 |
| 2012-07-01 | 184.87970 |
| 2012-08-01 | 152.35347 |
| 2012-09-01 | 175.27705 |
| 2012-10-01 | 165.94452 |
| 2012-11-01 | 187.49064 |
| 2012-12-01 | 192.82518 |
| 2013-01-01 | 157.53330 |
| 2013-02-01 | 114.65412 |
| 2013-03-01 | 124.94082 |
| 2013-04-01 | 118.71049 |
| 2013-05-01 | 104.30455 |
| 2013-06-01 | 114.61614 |
| 2013-07-01 | 94.03991 |
| 2013-08-01 | 102.77067 |
| 2013-09-01 | 144.40178 |
| 2013-10-01 | 171.02225 |
| 2013-11-01 | 89.90614 |
| 2013-12-01 | 104.60212 |
| 2014-01-01 | 93.50074 |
| 2014-02-01 | 88.98535 |
| 2014-03-01 | 93.46759 |
| 2014-04-01 | 91.11802 |
| 2014-05-01 | 90.39225 |
| 2014-06-01 | 81.00762 |
| 2014-07-01 | 76.64489 |
| 2014-08-01 | 71.26214 |
| 2014-09-01 | 84.33692 |
| 2014-10-01 | 100.20666 |
| 2014-11-01 | 88.56003 |
| 2014-12-01 | 85.18750 |
| 2015-01-01 | 117.16063 |
| 2015-02-01 | 100.31974 |
| 2015-03-01 | 105.21813 |
| 2015-04-01 | 109.64379 |
| 2015-05-01 | 101.01894 |
| 2015-06-01 | 108.95279 |
| 2015-07-01 | 98.91843 |
| 2015-08-01 | 129.69532 |
| 2015-09-01 | 138.72169 |
| 2015-10-01 | 102.89402 |
| 2015-11-01 | 92.10044 |
| 2015-12-01 | 99.34261 |
| 2016-01-01 | 119.01519 |
| 2016-02-01 | 114.62456 |
| 2016-03-01 | 104.19081 |
| 2016-04-01 | 84.25134 |
| 2016-05-01 | 82.04127 |
| 2016-06-01 | 162.62912 |
| 2016-07-01 | 121.96465 |
| 2016-08-01 | 91.82890 |
| 2016-09-01 | 79.80896 |
| 2016-10-01 | 92.51785 |
| 2016-11-01 | 169.37782 |
| 2016-12-01 | 115.15205 |
| 2017-01-01 | 134.86953 |
| 2017-02-01 | 133.33148 |
| 2017-03-01 | 119.77617 |
| 2017-04-01 | 121.57059 |
| 2017-05-01 | 104.17097 |
| 2017-06-01 | 98.75896 |
| 2017-07-01 | 110.75360 |
| 2017-08-01 | 109.17827 |
| 2017-09-01 | 96.75077 |
| 2017-10-01 | 102.16057 |
| 2017-11-01 | 94.48961 |
| 2017-12-01 | 111.49723 |
| 2018-01-01 | 123.65156 |
| 2018-02-01 | 94.00742 |
| 2018-03-01 | 136.33432 |
| 2018-04-01 | 108.21374 |
| 2018-05-01 | 124.93665 |
| 2018-06-01 | 108.62740 |
| 2018-07-01 | 133.08625 |
| 2018-08-01 | 99.13562 |
| 2018-09-01 | 102.66020 |
| 2018-10-01 | 111.51257 |
| 2018-11-01 | 130.22387 |
| 2018-12-01 | 166.28681 |
| 2019-01-01 | 201.03201 |
| 2019-02-01 | 106.90066 |
| 2019-03-01 | 140.24737 |
| 2019-04-01 | 98.73670 |
| 2019-05-01 | 122.53876 |
| 2019-06-01 | 150.11678 |
| 2019-07-01 | 149.97290 |
| 2019-08-01 | 190.46323 |
| 2019-09-01 | 134.36178 |
| 2019-10-01 | 118.48822 |
| 2019-11-01 | 131.75071 |
| 2019-12-01 | 143.46725 |
| 2020-01-01 | 131.39109 |
| 2020-02-01 | 160.51565 |
| 2020-03-01 | 283.14721 |
| 2020-04-01 | 268.61639 |
| 2020-05-01 | 350.45982 |
| 2020-06-01 | 231.25980 |
| 2020-07-01 | 305.96355 |
| 2020-08-01 | 224.42637 |
| 2020-09-01 | 218.05829 |
| 2020-10-01 | 249.17362 |
| 2020-11-01 | 246.70710 |
| 2020-12-01 | 246.12610 |
| 2021-01-01 | 207.91242 |
| 2021-02-01 | 151.93288 |
| 2021-03-01 | 139.80120 |
| 2021-04-01 | 124.88952 |
| 2021-05-01 | 147.01584 |
| 2021-06-01 | 133.57887 |
| 2021-07-01 | 152.91092 |
| 2021-08-01 | 133.81455 |
| 2021-09-01 | 142.06763 |
| 2021-10-01 | 121.95150 |
| 2021-11-01 | 151.28684 |
| 2021-12-01 | 166.24265 |
| 2022-01-01 | 139.23758 |
| 2022-02-01 | 138.05353 |
| 2022-03-01 | 190.01241 |
| 2022-04-01 | 154.66196 |
| 2022-05-01 | 168.00083 |
| 2022-06-01 | 145.97594 |
| 2022-07-01 | 186.92141 |
| 2022-08-01 | 163.23982 |
| 2022-09-01 | 174.18347 |
| 2022-10-01 | 177.42313 |
| 2022-11-01 | 171.73726 |
| 2022-12-01 | 136.43315 |
| 2023-01-01 | 139.12464 |
| 2023-02-01 | 120.13662 |
| 2023-03-01 | 147.94250 |
| 2023-04-01 | 127.42137 |
| 2023-05-01 | 156.19287 |
| 2023-06-01 | 141.05706 |
| 2023-07-01 | 113.79255 |
| 2023-08-01 | 84.49314 |
| 2023-09-01 | 108.39746 |
| 2023-10-01 | 117.69793 |
| 2023-11-01 | 125.47520 |
| 2023-12-01 | 105.77133 |
| 2024-01-01 | 121.96395 |
| 2024-02-01 | 87.23672 |
| 2024-03-01 | 93.20401 |
| 2024-04-01 | 106.48626 |
| 2024-05-01 | 103.81620 |
| 2024-06-01 | 115.85240 |
| 2024-07-01 | 116.29613 |
| 2024-08-01 | 112.31229 |
| 2024-09-01 | 105.89523 |
| 2024-10-01 | 95.29997 |
| 2024-11-01 | 160.52062 |
| 2024-12-01 | 156.89088 |
| 2025-01-01 | 167.38864 |
| 2025-02-01 | 228.61916 |
| 2025-03-01 | 297.08402 |
| 2025-04-01 | 460.11432 |
| 2025-05-01 | 364.05180 |
| 2025-06-01 | 253.81813 |
| 2025-07-01 | 251.75700 |
| 2025-08-01 | 254.12744 |
| 2025-09-01 | 224.23756 |
| 2025-10-01 | 217.50845 |
| 2025-11-01 | 218.76603 |
| 2025-12-01 | 205.27646 |
| 2026-01-01 | 265.51325 |
| 2026-02-01 | 263.31012 |
| 2026-03-01 | 263.58205 |
| 2026-04-01 | 218.38129 |
| 2026-05-01 | 228.67851 |