NOTE: THIS DATA FILE WILL CHANGE! To improve accessibility of data for all users, we will convert this file from a text format to an html table by the end of June 2024. Title: Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: Categorical Index: Health care Series ID: EPUHEALTHCARE 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 2024-03-01 Last Updated: 2024-05-01 8:01 AM CDT 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 (https://www.policyuncertainty.com/categorical_epu.html). DATE VALUE 1985-01-01 107.848241250335360 1985-02-01 36.733030483128594 1985-03-01 31.642943766488706 1985-04-01 38.066635504640985 1985-05-01 54.705930621851590 1985-06-01 26.943793829078935 1985-07-01 26.003398310126496 1985-08-01 56.267169147499160 1985-09-01 24.603826631366640 1985-10-01 7.141775120670622 1985-11-01 34.234530758024185 1985-12-01 6.857318781355056 1986-01-01 85.261631400442620 1986-02-01 55.634472814879180 1986-03-01 64.624825225014080 1986-04-01 21.872142904621718 1986-05-01 32.135650867000386 1986-06-01 50.101349776356980 1986-07-01 22.051876063762098 1986-08-01 37.036998587693795 1986-09-01 81.268988817063910 1986-10-01 39.581708510961490 1986-11-01 56.935719178277154 1986-12-01 92.561115548158640 1987-01-01 75.933760912412310 1987-02-01 43.726169777107870 1987-03-01 56.690233352977940 1987-04-01 35.646367427610540 1987-05-01 39.424496028292300 1987-06-01 41.466656586620950 1987-07-01 38.663315595687780 1987-08-01 30.314503976113000 1987-09-01 42.021015140489105 1987-10-01 43.540399371604660 1987-11-01 87.817678339584130 1987-12-01 41.420216008833580 1988-01-01 156.067738156521200 1988-02-01 61.285870610412360 1988-03-01 47.276541186839470 1988-04-01 29.558531549178852 1988-05-01 32.535341913343240 1988-06-01 33.284146719416675 1988-07-01 59.498138266523290 1988-08-01 50.473169309037910 1988-09-01 55.673835780131230 1988-10-01 52.194769046340820 1988-11-01 70.982955651354000 1988-12-01 47.831843526299316 1989-01-01 119.406612430287880 1989-02-01 32.074175601337540 1989-03-01 36.111369083850384 1989-04-01 22.872360552612125 1989-05-01 38.955447730156860 1989-06-01 40.186971154260940 1989-07-01 20.736283144832193 1989-08-01 31.249735119021820 1989-09-01 31.500992391612215 1989-10-01 31.843224381952357 1989-11-01 37.545898421012865 1989-12-01 36.670917189776470 1990-01-01 105.883819200061600 1990-02-01 67.935725927000770 1990-03-01 32.914419935672380 1990-04-01 26.123646818451157 1990-05-01 25.219687513516355 1990-06-01 16.745151451433593 1990-07-01 66.043414088377660 1990-08-01 40.230759641367330 1990-09-01 100.662434934023310 1990-10-01 206.925389573054280 1990-11-01 65.665426765035550 1990-12-01 78.882132524174220 1991-01-01 151.610575731759580 1991-02-01 391.548085263029350 1991-03-01 27.665646273940236 1991-04-01 39.595895503259320 1991-05-01 48.421753129505184 1991-06-01 72.666653397031850 1991-07-01 102.793715162412480 1991-08-01 34.602180077744634 1991-09-01 68.020737483084720 1991-10-01 61.173796547695620 1991-11-01 186.906082687915760 1991-12-01 111.008390843858690 1992-01-01 193.616231664591100 1992-02-01 153.893831715797400 1992-03-01 109.294086510001210 1992-04-01 59.172008087558770 1992-05-01 80.272781354508180 1992-06-01 77.856004622734890 1992-07-01 100.512131284260870 1992-08-01 174.187446703286750 1992-09-01 151.185559839097000 1992-10-01 205.092036768763680 1992-11-01 226.195697024755960 1992-12-01 112.302629523132840 1993-01-01 195.857992305523650 1993-02-01 187.987917640911400 1993-03-01 182.039178925218980 1993-04-01 182.722013414890480 1993-05-01 367.900841976389700 1993-06-01 264.277546125617300 1993-07-01 199.569420920028360 1993-08-01 231.421669709889640 1993-09-01 211.205352722040570 1993-10-01 137.309152968854530 1993-11-01 152.401564152686200 1993-12-01 102.927588610419060 1994-01-01 194.583725067490320 1994-02-01 93.276615697663790 1994-03-01 83.953734088209900 1994-04-01 98.510933039292200 1994-05-01 88.307162165144890 1994-06-01 114.543001037850030 1994-07-01 107.110958759686400 1994-08-01 163.868420018272020 1994-09-01 94.327171982929030 1994-10-01 110.124654658694450 1994-11-01 147.460190411299550 1994-12-01 81.589551580336930 1995-01-01 132.207724330066380 1995-02-01 67.867338433585150 1995-03-01 99.293264595916780 1995-04-01 70.658962055358510 1995-05-01 49.568657848237760 1995-06-01 70.438412551419380 1995-07-01 81.321999904862880 1995-08-01 45.597997504527310 1995-09-01 50.335960247569034 1995-10-01 100.232392166515910 1995-11-01 128.345432527672730 1995-12-01 198.021655582075170 1996-01-01 147.238926360294360 1996-02-01 120.381184190226010 1996-03-01 85.291544956738650 1996-04-01 82.987568666658000 1996-05-01 67.763070844816770 1996-06-01 85.077247796638690 1996-07-01 54.795500237864860 1996-08-01 100.227036201949620 1996-09-01 74.004796902777770 1996-10-01 96.839674304747400 1996-11-01 141.652690949129800 1996-12-01 42.445810374152280 1997-01-01 89.189567928664460 1997-02-01 72.701230165297770 1997-03-01 52.665457197807626 1997-04-01 39.308328812065070 1997-05-01 68.354816728977580 1997-06-01 46.211746014479520 1997-07-01 76.175335913977960 1997-08-01 50.717594813235166 1997-09-01 42.144362234305504 1997-10-01 37.279969727612830 1997-11-01 29.921589476088883 1997-12-01 40.256133912628470 1998-01-01 139.401522293226150 1998-02-01 63.432316907802510 1998-03-01 50.457045909779810 1998-04-01 50.976033169263900 1998-05-01 25.539045947975290 1998-06-01 66.890595353140630 1998-07-01 30.828488579088095 1998-08-01 41.646437217816760 1998-09-01 94.561035102321400 1998-10-01 78.563628550504150 1998-11-01 56.455193170500756 1998-12-01 63.566714193938110 1999-01-01 128.656659978554130 1999-02-01 77.612495718296290 1999-03-01 36.271401459586150 1999-04-01 27.316761967899275 1999-05-01 15.281830479069018 1999-06-01 56.393382898368840 1999-07-01 153.868457251200370 1999-08-01 48.664802362963060 1999-09-01 59.229749424193250 1999-10-01 43.179576829967935 1999-11-01 47.747135952843294 1999-12-01 61.080417223721560 2000-01-01 84.338684332017460 2000-02-01 57.821425031282246 2000-03-01 37.703144863442900 2000-04-01 29.974393438778097 2000-05-01 38.680283868222000 2000-06-01 40.779969300388890 2000-07-01 54.642335794497875 2000-08-01 69.680276653913810 2000-09-01 75.836425423470730 2000-10-01 89.311615789535440 2000-11-01 176.341814216960590 2000-12-01 153.592025683933310 2001-01-01 183.900694254725470 2001-02-01 164.423045959849400 2001-03-01 148.508239871103830 2001-04-01 74.611070291069960 2001-05-01 90.943111358860240 2001-06-01 67.950620836230140 2001-07-01 108.853446007190660 2001-08-01 81.756009010650150 2001-09-01 128.265812134012120 2001-10-01 205.798981033154900 2001-11-01 126.608473803198900 2001-12-01 96.863407820896170 2002-01-01 203.995585744013480 2002-02-01 107.061131414814070 2002-03-01 96.442579382370710 2002-04-01 56.498145952970950 2002-05-01 60.964896112931164 2002-06-01 78.989071145450900 2002-07-01 135.055711600767550 2002-08-01 96.579190093559400 2002-09-01 139.956188796036460 2002-10-01 151.289716095424150 2002-11-01 123.811134698999030 2002-12-01 169.656583034734040 2003-01-01 293.187089758661500 2003-02-01 203.193100864340470 2003-03-01 202.369060650882370 2003-04-01 117.664461838227870 2003-05-01 135.335342577331550 2003-06-01 95.946595897793600 2003-07-01 80.343671602977110 2003-08-01 105.638356816998280 2003-09-01 111.834636981431490 2003-10-01 67.586374320698600 2003-11-01 95.852973116836100 2003-12-01 93.441952158111290 2004-01-01 185.873898800947960 2004-02-01 135.359252248946860 2004-03-01 102.454384870695210 2004-04-01 97.097150658169340 2004-05-01 68.939111179297260 2004-06-01 72.586853243474640 2004-07-01 65.536245648053620 2004-08-01 90.658456072880160 2004-09-01 139.035841304810620 2004-10-01 238.148947176323420 2004-11-01 138.018551594360700 2004-12-01 42.201919443849220 2005-01-01 99.862365636890270 2005-02-01 105.390389663646560 2005-03-01 79.623729977589350 2005-04-01 49.059737452851000 2005-05-01 70.432362031319760 2005-06-01 42.432660828830720 2005-07-01 31.085388381331990 2005-08-01 32.029160871265060 2005-09-01 52.182636863036510 2005-10-01 75.646402260917230 2005-11-01 49.928817487378990 2005-12-01 54.302037833913076 2006-01-01 99.562191622164650 2006-02-01 79.912715317836070 2006-03-01 43.297598241373834 2006-04-01 55.464558231964910 2006-05-01 44.620131765848510 2006-06-01 49.242483673765280 2006-07-01 64.792378755665010 2006-08-01 79.828139652908650 2006-09-01 31.853904539467280 2006-10-01 52.775511299396335 2006-11-01 74.005881974101480 2006-12-01 51.175456836332195 2007-01-01 100.002229548386400 2007-02-01 38.175004997802340 2007-03-01 51.354806308389420 2007-04-01 33.894986457505965 2007-05-01 49.742612233398350 2007-06-01 33.503072177356410 2007-07-01 33.272243924165960 2007-08-01 49.301798483645044 2007-09-01 90.903125585082660 2007-10-01 50.251050921356615 2007-11-01 49.956336249461400 2007-12-01 97.551782553029940 2008-01-01 239.406816595933120 2008-02-01 124.479077476395160 2008-03-01 80.790422445965190 2008-04-01 96.444288332938780 2008-05-01 82.637704074640130 2008-06-01 60.659855013877860 2008-07-01 97.029868724546920 2008-08-01 107.118917518879970 2008-09-01 115.846888649157520 2008-10-01 274.953898374632730 2008-11-01 241.910690045460230 2008-12-01 153.772827034322900 2009-01-01 267.449166018458000 2009-02-01 429.579469941724400 2009-03-01 224.751041460549300 2009-04-01 131.236549349662200 2009-05-01 110.980701850846470 2009-06-01 143.922403762902720 2009-07-01 230.328865502743240 2009-08-01 148.959059446442070 2009-09-01 148.673336237284730 2009-10-01 139.666786456448340 2009-11-01 171.615891407109640 2009-12-01 210.334739147059420 2010-01-01 351.853585961027000 2010-02-01 304.866750116480550 2010-03-01 231.654170482818530 2010-04-01 153.963449254552200 2010-05-01 129.526012630967780 2010-06-01 226.569153920395420 2010-07-01 282.540637720840500 2010-08-01 295.163827428168600 2010-09-01 345.213939572551300 2010-10-01 568.711545420645700 2010-11-01 387.371273800068200 2010-12-01 193.970439224149300 2011-01-01 266.706535775119900 2011-02-01 205.341629612411100 2011-03-01 213.034489774921380 2011-04-01 185.152765097316120 2011-05-01 145.104047881909170 2011-06-01 182.935222831065630 2011-07-01 343.905846491873700 2011-08-01 398.309280206043600 2011-09-01 364.737911323299800 2011-10-01 157.653532689695960 2011-11-01 194.133328761481830 2011-12-01 295.597432475023370 2012-01-01 255.628338864704740 2012-02-01 159.794072183026600 2012-03-01 143.532177266563880 2012-04-01 176.237731258143300 2012-05-01 197.687718286272630 2012-06-01 320.976869625009560 2012-07-01 336.715828187050400 2012-08-01 277.942527704791800 2012-09-01 287.953488336563300 2012-10-01 409.485815482730400 2012-11-01 441.450939150552600 2012-12-01 381.166707200256950 2013-01-01 342.845840029945400 2013-02-01 243.739994514868160 2013-03-01 211.282774885963100 2013-04-01 117.738983496881910 2013-05-01 122.966467624496960 2013-06-01 129.012863099457000 2013-07-01 174.815842955619420 2013-08-01 163.456770936041700 2013-09-01 264.628980006273600 2013-10-01 538.104708923190500 2013-11-01 137.367479177675400 2013-12-01 217.827395525493980 2014-01-01 253.261811502108630 2014-02-01 232.690717522210350 2014-03-01 104.677066832268550 2014-04-01 91.261147945020880 2014-05-01 80.949357395756440 2014-06-01 72.099991477729620 2014-07-01 106.924498625563190 2014-08-01 77.677670900398970 2014-09-01 99.008489391928800 2014-10-01 119.015274237089050 2014-11-01 108.999581141372260 2014-12-01 90.630935627591270 2015-01-01 129.566081142023800 2015-02-01 60.244198757512386 2015-03-01 73.640562160853950 2015-04-01 75.891998120170560 2015-05-01 73.279463040074290 2015-06-01 108.366970636516190 2015-07-01 89.828786242148000 2015-08-01 52.673407594487436 2015-09-01 52.319418721753410 2015-10-01 73.938380476477020 2015-11-01 58.911211720060030 2015-12-01 59.432305021380320 2016-01-01 104.525636998247520 2016-02-01 110.208975197103310 2016-03-01 75.846428364816420 2016-04-01 61.829608594911180 2016-05-01 66.494553108768240 2016-06-01 84.697302825157950 2016-07-01 70.677896274228970 2016-08-01 105.641725498318220 2016-09-01 55.148813136797166 2016-10-01 123.603046254903390 2016-11-01 270.290846218849770 2016-12-01 185.226129859631930 2017-01-01 350.641785091420600 2017-02-01 201.376144632469400 2017-03-01 202.346730811965070 2017-04-01 167.162705905172400 2017-05-01 164.822233770246190 2017-06-01 197.852314549108680 2017-07-01 218.896521027850470 2017-08-01 127.688245983264840 2017-09-01 120.303149537944580 2017-10-01 113.609462284923810 2017-11-01 231.561591395626660 2017-12-01 193.977078276436100 2018-01-01 184.196868285325280 2018-02-01 96.225571775121110 2018-03-01 65.432448072440200 2018-04-01 103.495757834666600 2018-05-01 117.341814600697770 2018-06-01 99.334816673752030 2018-07-01 75.992338976440480 2018-08-01 90.418169697522400 2018-09-01 80.593311797707770 2018-10-01 177.322998999162140 2018-11-01 164.900979652695870 2018-12-01 145.926481609808600 2019-01-01 211.180885543278240 2019-02-01 146.863766065633060 2019-03-01 150.970631099323870 2019-04-01 105.384758133725640 2019-05-01 159.390637171249640 2019-06-01 175.561364850626230 2019-07-01 95.815796417285720 2019-08-01 152.322770976306770 2019-09-01 116.281226383140200 2019-10-01 125.209539764452030 2019-11-01 103.622769389083050 2019-12-01 156.615929783145100 2020-01-01 120.074713650458760 2020-02-01 154.568265410563200 2020-03-01 771.616338798416600 2020-04-01 1030.680621292545300 2020-05-01 810.887171167682100 2020-06-01 487.611078176331150 2020-07-01 495.910828225558130 2020-08-01 444.731163036968440 2020-09-01 430.201068086213870 2020-10-01 439.034233087567600 2020-11-01 426.717755428400900 2020-12-01 502.881607664763300 2021-01-01 366.169102670277770 2021-02-01 242.027890661910400 2021-03-01 255.897298994845780 2021-04-01 174.331528271815470 2021-05-01 203.690920739476950 2021-06-01 146.957150070786780 2021-07-01 209.864572833983430 2021-08-01 207.934400073618150 2021-09-01 219.331045369188130 2021-10-01 172.422098928503710 2021-11-01 326.463884766510300 2021-12-01 180.907820642713740 2022-01-01 251.673344575793180 2022-02-01 128.729766828819380 2022-03-01 194.981872012330740 2022-04-01 135.245097622806010 2022-05-01 146.695483533365000 2022-06-01 136.040563784707500 2022-07-01 201.773303484676060 2022-08-01 104.205657748676500 2022-09-01 100.882083068582300 2022-10-01 140.491293967003600 2022-11-01 110.026634952992350 2022-12-01 123.531047119749740 2023-01-01 317.780266421682800 2023-02-01 155.582584321878040 2023-03-01 129.657870139927470 2023-04-01 159.744138983175280 2023-05-01 225.714631620890600 2023-06-01 165.192153137657330 2023-07-01 74.898035674324670 2023-08-01 60.238239906206864 2023-09-01 131.883448271008120 2023-10-01 109.158706657667850 2023-11-01 87.809917124712600 2023-12-01 83.314817260679630 2024-01-01 139.471423233275430 2024-02-01 94.094694731170880 2024-03-01 126.368841959098900