Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Equity Market Volatility Tracker: National Security Policy

Title Equity Market Volatility Tracker: National Security Policy
Series ID EMVNATSEC
Source Baker, Scott R., Bloom, Nick, Davis, Stephen J.
Release Economic Policy Uncertainty (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Index
Date Range 1985-01-01 to 2024-10-01
Last Updated 2024-11-11 8:01 AM CST
Notes The Equity Market Volatility tracker moves with the VIX and with the realized volatility of returns on the S&P 500.

For more information, see Baker, Scott, Nicholas Bloom and Steven Davis (2019), 'Policy News and Stack Market Volatility'
DATE VALUE
1985-01-01 1.04966
1985-02-01 2.34522
1985-03-01 0.74420
1985-04-01 0.71288
1985-05-01 0.92421
1985-06-01 0.52627
1985-07-01 0.65536
1985-08-01 1.08974
1985-09-01 1.52925
1985-10-01 0.62658
1985-11-01 1.14909
1985-12-01 1.73160
1986-01-01 1.57813
1986-02-01 1.45426
1986-03-01 1.53501
1986-04-01 1.37040
1986-05-01 0.83305
1986-06-01 1.46140
1986-07-01 1.23866
1986-08-01 1.49316
1986-09-01 1.86074
1986-10-01 1.53711
1986-11-01 1.81565
1986-12-01 1.22432
1987-01-01 1.66313
1987-02-01 1.41224
1987-03-01 2.00148
1987-04-01 2.51943
1987-05-01 2.38010
1987-06-01 1.49010
1987-07-01 1.18595
1987-08-01 2.03545
1987-09-01 0.97969
1987-10-01 7.46477
1987-11-01 6.86727
1987-12-01 4.79958
1988-01-01 4.22201
1988-02-01 1.65471
1988-03-01 2.11881
1988-04-01 1.81977
1988-05-01 2.53805
1988-06-01 2.02692
1988-07-01 2.40180
1988-08-01 1.45683
1988-09-01 1.30857
1988-10-01 2.59053
1988-11-01 1.92728
1988-12-01 1.99180
1989-01-01 2.29619
1989-02-01 1.53937
1989-03-01 1.04738
1989-04-01 1.38250
1989-05-01 1.75308
1989-06-01 1.94988
1989-07-01 1.35415
1989-08-01 1.26613
1989-09-01 1.46845
1989-10-01 1.75328
1989-11-01 2.25945
1989-12-01 2.91465
1990-01-01 2.02508
1990-02-01 1.71751
1990-03-01 1.69282
1990-04-01 1.04530
1990-05-01 0.88230
1990-06-01 1.32348
1990-07-01 1.35274
1990-08-01 5.71325
1990-09-01 4.18807
1990-10-01 4.31804
1990-11-01 4.05684
1990-12-01 4.52461
1991-01-01 12.13765
1991-02-01 8.38007
1991-03-01 4.87009
1991-04-01 3.50552
1991-05-01 2.61088
1991-06-01 2.35919
1991-07-01 2.39944
1991-08-01 2.57312
1991-09-01 2.10877
1991-10-01 1.80299
1991-11-01 2.93794
1991-12-01 2.44529
1992-01-01 3.14484
1992-02-01 2.76886
1992-03-01 2.19808
1992-04-01 1.97443
1992-05-01 2.07453
1992-06-01 2.51030
1992-07-01 2.42846
1992-08-01 1.88839
1992-09-01 1.68722
1992-10-01 1.82164
1992-11-01 2.40838
1992-12-01 1.21443
1993-01-01 2.48344
1993-02-01 1.90776
1993-03-01 1.48480
1993-04-01 1.36339
1993-05-01 2.00914
1993-06-01 1.52753
1993-07-01 2.17566
1993-08-01 1.70588
1993-09-01 1.44147
1993-10-01 1.54501
1993-11-01 1.82278
1993-12-01 1.91037
1994-01-01 1.55088
1994-02-01 2.62466
1994-03-01 2.62008
1994-04-01 2.98514
1994-05-01 1.77201
1994-06-01 2.21780
1994-07-01 1.88536
1994-08-01 1.53124
1994-09-01 2.13888
1994-10-01 2.70297
1994-11-01 2.30142
1994-12-01 1.67670
1995-01-01 2.88438
1995-02-01 3.20347
1995-03-01 2.40165
1995-04-01 1.62304
1995-05-01 1.46152
1995-06-01 1.38661
1995-07-01 1.70423
1995-08-01 1.37665
1995-09-01 1.34658
1995-10-01 1.53491
1995-11-01 1.41328
1995-12-01 1.21220
1996-01-01 2.18622
1996-02-01 1.75750
1996-03-01 2.90715
1996-04-01 1.34584
1996-05-01 1.50319
1996-06-01 1.61670
1996-07-01 2.56147
1996-08-01 1.43955
1996-09-01 1.71846
1996-10-01 1.38734
1996-11-01 1.38167
1996-12-01 1.30630
1997-01-01 1.97342
1997-02-01 2.35967
1997-03-01 2.31668
1997-04-01 2.49720
1997-05-01 1.93917
1997-06-01 2.41863
1997-07-01 1.78687
1997-08-01 1.99521
1997-09-01 2.47915
1997-10-01 3.26022
1997-11-01 3.63684
1997-12-01 2.85614
1998-01-01 3.14642
1998-02-01 2.87584
1998-03-01 1.71289
1998-04-01 2.59318
1998-05-01 3.00507
1998-06-01 2.44630
1998-07-01 2.56972
1998-08-01 4.87331
1998-09-01 4.50215
1998-10-01 2.88130
1998-11-01 2.82947
1998-12-01 3.07489
1999-01-01 4.57720
1999-02-01 2.31626
1999-03-01 2.74525
1999-04-01 2.69710
1999-05-01 2.50776
1999-06-01 1.90014
1999-07-01 2.77158
1999-08-01 2.72566
1999-09-01 2.69467
1999-10-01 2.98863
1999-11-01 2.32508
1999-12-01 2.11495
2000-01-01 3.16138
2000-02-01 1.22995
2000-03-01 1.80812
2000-04-01 2.93192
2000-05-01 3.60238
2000-06-01 2.00877
2000-07-01 1.49144
2000-08-01 1.49062
2000-09-01 1.23275
2000-10-01 2.53521
2000-11-01 2.40939
2000-12-01 3.35357
2001-01-01 2.42809
2001-02-01 1.96040
2001-03-01 2.35187
2001-04-01 2.21519
2001-05-01 1.19149
2001-06-01 1.13748
2001-07-01 1.96765
2001-08-01 1.61315
2001-09-01 23.38669
2001-10-01 12.61017
2001-11-01 7.75752
2001-12-01 5.04996
2002-01-01 4.97264
2002-02-01 3.14227
2002-03-01 2.24114
2002-04-01 3.14757
2002-05-01 3.00944
2002-06-01 5.92145
2002-07-01 10.10804
2002-08-01 6.43812
2002-09-01 13.36215
2002-10-01 10.41641
2002-11-01 6.93554
2002-12-01 8.10376
2003-01-01 12.42726
2003-02-01 11.81922
2003-03-01 19.44956
2003-04-01 13.69281
2003-05-01 6.13692
2003-06-01 4.45621
2003-07-01 4.13716
2003-08-01 2.96934
2003-09-01 2.93721
2003-10-01 2.29477
2003-11-01 2.06115
2003-12-01 2.70359
2004-01-01 4.38767
2004-02-01 2.07846
2004-03-01 3.72449
2004-04-01 2.83443
2004-05-01 2.61331
2004-06-01 2.81986
2004-07-01 3.60901
2004-08-01 4.43741
2004-09-01 2.80907
2004-10-01 3.19314
2004-11-01 2.61821
2004-12-01 2.42231
2005-01-01 2.92621
2005-02-01 1.93546
2005-03-01 1.58682
2005-04-01 2.04503
2005-05-01 1.68971
2005-06-01 1.82917
2005-07-01 2.27044
2005-08-01 1.99806
2005-09-01 1.58092
2005-10-01 1.63459
2005-11-01 1.60520
2005-12-01 1.56690
2006-01-01 2.44286
2006-02-01 1.31486
2006-03-01 1.62838
2006-04-01 1.41160
2006-05-01 1.79291
2006-06-01 1.76615
2006-07-01 2.24728
2006-08-01 1.89857
2006-09-01 1.42935
2006-10-01 2.01539
2006-11-01 2.05782
2006-12-01 2.35131
2007-01-01 2.66130
2007-02-01 2.33713
2007-03-01 3.12582
2007-04-01 2.74919
2007-05-01 3.09874
2007-06-01 2.56289
2007-07-01 3.40980
2007-08-01 3.74932
2007-09-01 2.40226
2007-10-01 2.14786
2007-11-01 2.44758
2007-12-01 2.52009
2008-01-01 4.42569
2008-02-01 3.08801
2008-03-01 3.41516
2008-04-01 2.15362
2008-05-01 1.23345
2008-06-01 1.68322
2008-07-01 2.70495
2008-08-01 1.51029
2008-09-01 7.71942
2008-10-01 8.24102
2008-11-01 3.78725
2008-12-01 3.56345
2009-01-01 3.03888
2009-02-01 2.30994
2009-03-01 3.41195
2009-04-01 1.93378
2009-05-01 1.65712
2009-06-01 1.42729
2009-07-01 1.20441
2009-08-01 1.42374
2009-09-01 1.41606
2009-10-01 1.17124
2009-11-01 1.26418
2009-12-01 0.70753
2010-01-01 1.70306
2010-02-01 0.72116
2010-03-01 1.18031
2010-04-01 1.13901
2010-05-01 2.36839
2010-06-01 1.36358
2010-07-01 1.50728
2010-08-01 1.16942
2010-09-01 1.19512
2010-10-01 1.98496
2010-11-01 1.42175
2010-12-01 1.26223
2011-01-01 1.94698
2011-02-01 1.30940
2011-03-01 2.52567
2011-04-01 1.55162
2011-05-01 1.18836
2011-06-01 1.06657
2011-07-01 1.60910
2011-08-01 5.62355
2011-09-01 1.77634
2011-10-01 2.40408
2011-11-01 2.11975
2011-12-01 2.09423
2012-01-01 2.29663
2012-02-01 1.77950
2012-03-01 1.34660
2012-04-01 1.29432
2012-05-01 1.13643
2012-06-01 1.36893
2012-07-01 1.83778
2012-08-01 1.11176
2012-09-01 1.76983
2012-10-01 1.95824
2012-11-01 2.23088
2012-12-01 2.03962
2013-01-01 1.77526
2013-02-01 3.41986
2013-03-01 2.45271
2013-04-01 1.51371
2013-05-01 1.19278
2013-06-01 1.70833
2013-07-01 1.57252
2013-08-01 1.39205
2013-09-01 2.11482
2013-10-01 1.44936
2013-11-01 1.58588
2013-12-01 1.48023
2014-01-01 1.82864
2014-02-01 1.22572
2014-03-01 2.26313
2014-04-01 1.34679
2014-05-01 1.75433
2014-06-01 0.87292
2014-07-01 1.48892
2014-08-01 2.16872
2014-09-01 1.17455
2014-10-01 1.58407
2014-11-01 1.09358
2014-12-01 1.09466
2015-01-01 2.09679
2015-02-01 1.09677
2015-03-01 0.98797
2015-04-01 1.15504
2015-05-01 0.75770
2015-06-01 0.99124
2015-07-01 2.42842
2015-08-01 3.78047
2015-09-01 2.56612
2015-10-01 1.31845
2015-11-01 1.54686
2015-12-01 1.41530
2016-01-01 1.68961
2016-02-01 1.52900
2016-03-01 1.46425
2016-04-01 1.09585
2016-05-01 1.65040
2016-06-01 1.72614
2016-07-01 0.98534
2016-08-01 1.22857
2016-09-01 1.51991
2016-10-01 1.28859
2016-11-01 3.21375
2016-12-01 0.99758
2017-01-01 3.63006
2017-02-01 1.98954
2017-03-01 0.85513
2017-04-01 2.01151
2017-05-01 1.74079
2017-06-01 1.32184
2017-07-01 1.43519
2017-08-01 2.59469
2017-09-01 1.81046
2017-10-01 1.16292
2017-11-01 1.72068
2017-12-01 2.86372
2018-01-01 3.60356
2018-02-01 2.33153
2018-03-01 6.33991
2018-04-01 6.55266
2018-05-01 3.31685
2018-06-01 4.30503
2018-07-01 3.87881
2018-08-01 3.26729
2018-09-01 4.46830
2018-10-01 5.22999
2018-11-01 5.32303
2018-12-01 10.71611
2019-01-01 7.69001
2019-02-01 2.50809
2019-03-01 3.83011
2019-04-01 3.10856
2019-05-01 4.28326
2019-06-01 5.53571
2019-07-01 4.08567
2019-08-01 14.34330
2019-09-01 4.97543
2019-10-01 3.82666
2019-11-01 4.05049
2019-12-01 5.66689
2020-01-01 4.48298
2020-02-01 4.35296
2020-03-01 19.32022
2020-04-01 6.32769
2020-05-01 4.59822
2020-06-01 4.28209
2020-07-01 2.79991
2020-08-01 3.58667
2020-09-01 2.46235
2020-10-01 4.29871
2020-11-01 2.60025
2020-12-01 4.07051
2021-01-01 2.91601
2021-02-01 1.12527
2021-03-01 3.84526
2021-04-01 2.74176
2021-05-01 1.38037
2021-06-01 2.21223
2021-07-01 1.82009
2021-08-01 1.20603
2021-09-01 2.53383
2021-10-01 2.25882
2021-11-01 2.14173
2021-12-01 3.13099
2022-01-01 1.45372
2022-02-01 4.41595
2022-03-01 12.06081
2022-04-01 6.50567
2022-05-01 9.99411
2022-06-01 4.77240
2022-07-01 5.09830
2022-08-01 2.06679
2022-09-01 3.05462
2022-10-01 4.05727
2022-11-01 3.70621
2022-12-01 2.55055
2023-01-01 3.47425
2023-02-01 3.01933
2023-03-01 3.18632
2023-04-01 2.71013
2023-05-01 4.07982
2023-06-01 2.88249
2023-07-01 2.95964
2023-08-01 2.80979
2023-09-01 1.88202
2023-10-01 3.42468
2023-11-01 2.87020
2023-12-01 2.96255
2024-01-01 3.71816
2024-02-01 1.90186
2024-03-01 2.69702
2024-04-01 2.34856
2024-05-01 3.58655
2024-06-01 3.35866
2024-07-01 2.20887
2024-08-01 2.36430
2024-09-01 3.09841
2024-10-01 2.92747

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