Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: Categorical Index: Overall (CATEPUINDXM)

May 2026: 351.59746
Updated: Jul 2, 2026 8:02 AM CDT
May 2026:  351.59746  
Apr 2026:  325.70843  
Mar 2026:  391.08672  
Feb 2026:  346.39203  
Jan 2026:  343.19596  
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Units:

Index,
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

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Notes

Source: Baker, Scott R.

Source: Bloom, Nick  

Source: Davis, Steven J.  

Release: Economic Policy Uncertainty  

Units:  Index, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

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.

Suggested Citation:

Baker, Scott R., Bloom, Nick and Davis, Steven J., Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: Categorical Index: Overall [CATEPUINDXM], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CATEPUINDXM, .

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