Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: Categorical Index: Fiscal Policy (Taxes OR Spending) (EPUFISCAL)

Observations

May 2026: 443.41600
Updated: Jul 2, 2026 8:02 AM CDT
Next Release Date: Jul 6, 2026
May 2026:  443.41600  
Apr 2026:  303.81179  
Mar 2026:  369.20609  
Feb 2026:  422.18704  
Jan 2026:  424.12345  
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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: Fiscal Policy (Taxes OR Spending) [EPUFISCAL], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/EPUFISCAL, .

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