Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: Categorical Index: Trade policy (EPUTRADE)

Observations

Aug 2026: 1,212.93113
Updated: Sep 30, 2026 8:03 AM CDT
Next Release Date: Oct 19, 2026
Aug 2026:  1,212.93113  
Jul 2026:  1,244.56896  
Jun 2026:  1,230.85914  
May 2026:  1,631.64438  
Apr 2026:  1,712.30422  
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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: Trade policy [EPUTRADE], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/EPUTRADE, .

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