Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: Categorical Index: Entitlement programs (EPUENTITLE)

Apr 2026: 259.59241
Updated: Jun 1, 2026 8:03 AM CDT
Apr 2026:  259.59241  
Mar 2026:  348.59502  
Feb 2026:  342.87999  
Jan 2026:  447.16511  
Dec 2025:  467.67266  
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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: Entitlement programs [EPUENTITLE], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/EPUENTITLE, .

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