Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for United States (USEPUINDXM)

May 2026: 228.67851
Updated: Jun 1, 2026 8:03 AM CDT
May 2026:  228.67851  
Apr 2026:  218.38129  
Mar 2026:  263.58205  
Feb 2026:  263.31012  
Jan 2026:  265.51325  
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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:

This index is constructed from three types of underlying components. http://www.policyuncertainty.com/us_monthly.html

For additional details, including an analysis of the performance of the model, see Baker, Scott, Nicholas Bloom and Steven Davis (2012), "Measuring Economic Policy Uncertainty"

Suggested Citation:

Baker, Scott R., Bloom, Nick and Davis, Steven J., Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for United States [USEPUINDXM], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/USEPUINDXM, .

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