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

Observations

Nov 2025: 399.74997
Updated: Dec 29, 2025 8:02 AM CST
Next Release Date: Jan 15, 2026
Nov 2025:  399.74997  
Oct 2025:  391.26275  
Sep 2025:  375.56345  
Aug 2025:  322.08127  
Jul 2025:  447.40446  
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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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