Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: Categorical Index: Government spending (EPUGOVTSPEND)

Observations

Feb 2026: 182.48467
Updated: Mar 31, 2026 8:02 AM CDT
Next Release Date: Apr 17, 2026
Feb 2026:  182.48467  
Jan 2026:  232.61297  
Dec 2025:  222.85369  
Nov 2025:  294.16563  
Oct 2025:  244.15280  
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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: Government spending [EPUGOVTSPEND], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/EPUGOVTSPEND, .

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