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: Trade policy Series ID: EPUTRADE 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 1985-01-01 122.613960462108300 1985-02-01 41.762223427057904 1985-03-01 107.925728159527980 1985-04-01 194.752867451573800 1985-05-01 124.391658807689480 1985-06-01 153.163613655480400 1985-07-01 59.127151547654734 1985-08-01 109.664263251736100 1985-09-01 279.723859269292900 1985-10-01 121.793548340194180 1985-11-01 93.411957813418410 1985-12-01 70.165512554195150 1986-01-01 116.321967018849820 1986-02-01 42.167666781694024 1986-03-01 165.313664502788200 1986-04-01 111.900158538212470 1986-05-01 127.873925685031710 1986-06-01 151.895536403285660 1986-07-01 112.819692078665540 1986-08-01 54.138610819319410 1986-09-01 73.916551376900710 1986-10-01 151.878103927827340 1986-11-01 52.961647735444780 1986-12-01 70.155895794392590 1987-01-01 80.934379269126080 1987-02-01 82.854679100497400 1987-03-01 118.987951394435630 1987-04-01 136.777893135180450 1987-05-01 74.703638205080550 1987-06-01 172.861112537649550 1987-07-01 73.261312915614100 1987-08-01 29.541363060825084 1987-09-01 71.661295018998230 1987-10-01 256.508305706545500 1987-11-01 85.577976833551720 1987-12-01 84.764053678454970 1988-01-01 133.076464116712150 1988-02-01 125.417955933497520 1988-03-01 99.229416640621180 1988-04-01 100.816348324393080 1988-05-01 73.979641776892440 1988-06-01 75.682292127445830 1988-07-01 25.366555431511920 1988-08-01 110.668279324916370 1988-09-01 94.944378600578620 1988-10-01 59.340859655947390 1988-11-01 205.788505244759280 1988-12-01 100.394948759098410 1989-01-01 104.426778033384720 1989-02-01 43.758618445063120 1989-03-01 66.320340882337400 1989-04-01 68.260136047595600 1989-05-01 113.885784722094210 1989-06-01 48.952553624099820 1989-07-01 90.933413005310160 1989-08-01 96.895088419353370 1989-09-01 58.604492450075895 1989-10-01 63.355152273747100 1989-11-01 73.176656136216890 1989-12-01 125.074818234066950 1990-01-01 88.083355203959810 1990-02-01 55.610598630707260 1990-03-01 80.187426951001030 1990-04-01 56.700549334842220 1990-05-01 265.872880635930600 1990-06-01 269.248373064722300 1990-07-01 120.673206146956030 1990-08-01 30.492555803960040 1990-09-01 99.185086847369460 1990-10-01 62.890207143727984 1990-11-01 122.820852271221200 1990-12-01 138.366581618518700 1991-01-01 97.830420653751450 1991-02-01 128.993986940475170 1991-03-01 148.280339946896200 1991-04-01 78.187506234684890 1991-05-01 103.221136041972570 1991-06-01 87.475331424494660 1991-07-01 94.954769861798110 1991-08-01 48.596018489183066 1991-09-01 56.242613237479695 1991-10-01 84.763116552133170 1991-11-01 116.529938210083930 1991-12-01 207.169607656487220 1992-01-01 134.770174665741820 1992-02-01 99.303747249211500 1992-03-01 164.272969920403900 1992-04-01 97.654886856147710 1992-05-01 117.338257279304130 1992-06-01 167.713439701803800 1992-07-01 116.558917932623430 1992-08-01 286.810468542095900 1992-09-01 284.966703559136100 1992-10-01 422.229652676098600 1992-11-01 312.588010017052600 1992-12-01 132.080904802126180 1993-01-01 196.476444009938100 1993-02-01 117.204427549398740 1993-03-01 135.242840308049720 1993-04-01 127.187051682012280 1993-05-01 260.901641014831700 1993-06-01 192.206231235848000 1993-07-01 386.154213089708150 1993-08-01 608.163222730762600 1993-09-01 427.119488600958200 1993-10-01 354.246040769606800 1993-11-01 1020.585881233335500 1993-12-01 488.974804741778200 1994-01-01 199.746459556779940 1994-02-01 185.582782705089700 1994-03-01 268.812758229614360 1994-04-01 348.212780206501750 1994-05-01 277.569484207489840 1994-06-01 201.442281436170900 1994-07-01 309.599326641334470 1994-08-01 224.779795156605420 1994-09-01 160.862541687225470 1994-10-01 216.258072890976700 1994-11-01 627.205470948286100 1994-12-01 362.974464296761200 1995-01-01 433.582353667024100 1995-02-01 207.111515315337900 1995-03-01 179.914779493233170 1995-04-01 56.046294694993280 1995-05-01 114.528314355414520 1995-06-01 122.916983328245040 1995-07-01 46.227979081686804 1995-08-01 72.206983010757610 1995-09-01 22.152602946979922 1995-10-01 129.494784308669150 1995-11-01 80.076656713575620 1995-12-01 38.752435716233280 1996-01-01 44.639387558965296 1996-02-01 191.232972678087700 1996-03-01 138.057533121219850 1996-04-01 66.902417604166190 1996-05-01 83.597299877334460 1996-06-01 84.414846181145660 1996-07-01 51.914718479828980 1996-08-01 60.326111081224510 1996-09-01 51.512413597470640 1996-10-01 67.016288662292740 1996-11-01 89.654833427349130 1996-12-01 118.919409007243270 1997-01-01 44.158365313211550 1997-02-01 98.152695570225620 1997-03-01 50.664299795258950 1997-04-01 67.035166530067700 1997-05-01 139.884141433746520 1997-06-01 68.957029220690940 1997-07-01 89.935602307323820 1997-08-01 134.543365910807400 1997-09-01 114.994635531308730 1997-10-01 100.844797251081450 1997-11-01 180.915049085598640 1997-12-01 66.284229131860100 1998-01-01 69.242008786108230 1998-02-01 43.270177652502240 1998-03-01 38.721524415523724 1998-04-01 74.513911118609870 1998-05-01 108.883679991000960 1998-06-01 55.872529746503950 1998-07-01 45.716450657921820 1998-08-01 41.238872019852840 1998-09-01 66.271793576727990 1998-10-01 74.204251739617690 1998-11-01 74.395771295017410 1998-12-01 67.752900602390110 1999-01-01 69.515074013797740 1999-02-01 75.002791565117590 1999-03-01 119.721460201535350 1999-04-01 52.661453598890120 1999-05-01 24.056441401549870 1999-06-01 59.840026548447660 1999-07-01 51.200457547284620 1999-08-01 49.794838332879166 1999-09-01 37.105170604814720 1999-10-01 45.315119423534990 1999-11-01 126.210979335067420 1999-12-01 128.202571870102360 2000-01-01 71.914247183516760 2000-02-01 50.352412907592340 2000-03-01 88.179753835866390 2000-04-01 82.574215864751930 2000-05-01 245.009584014883930 2000-06-01 35.765925502037610 2000-07-01 60.773016209686900 2000-08-01 22.634383774776637 2000-09-01 99.211298412037210 2000-10-01 65.769869984897740 2000-11-01 143.203661430313080 2000-12-01 98.698610316245680 2001-01-01 91.790739869445740 2001-02-01 43.138738905384780 2001-03-01 31.439321587453160 2001-04-01 82.436750670241380 2001-05-01 24.396411475431332 2001-06-01 48.595180532391595 2001-07-01 49.250151050873550 2001-08-01 60.005301325086530 2001-09-01 148.070433377963160 2001-10-01 99.359387842698520 2001-11-01 106.296143346020260 2001-12-01 130.773641080383950 2002-01-01 91.463392468945460 2002-02-01 33.810857177473835 2002-03-01 86.889858760627500 2002-04-01 22.862742901849450 2002-05-01 66.161189587498240 2002-06-01 57.974491084246070 2002-07-01 123.753863441889950 2002-08-01 71.048379398873150 2002-09-01 34.774104381111750 2002-10-01 52.475520458357740 2002-11-01 21.114354854680517 2002-12-01 53.754726373393446 2003-01-01 29.585318590120668 2003-02-01 66.153630004984800 2003-03-01 79.532380491948120 2003-04-01 29.727586559214410 2003-05-01 49.044269853613150 2003-06-01 27.785250921772818 2003-07-01 21.313526492932617 2003-08-01 50.621300264883960 2003-09-01 76.287684981192940 2003-10-01 61.650505522749120 2003-11-01 125.517456208847530 2003-12-01 86.378216211921090 2004-01-01 50.050010705257975 2004-02-01 147.030152105818020 2004-03-01 61.352914549992875 2004-04-01 27.145307329787446 2004-05-01 81.080382707693690 2004-06-01 43.181615426349400 2004-07-01 26.126513042198276 2004-08-01 39.354262419060950 2004-09-01 32.893494960326680 2004-10-01 63.260373273663284 2004-11-01 40.816027082431970 2004-12-01 32.590099666885170 2005-01-01 18.482396700211700 2005-02-01 18.233417312268380 2005-03-01 25.752851420752464 2005-04-01 31.989523222747614 2005-05-01 102.596603825790720 2005-06-01 62.025687778154534 2005-07-01 132.530067403605050 2005-08-01 25.405351802618714 2005-09-01 21.942887584095082 2005-10-01 30.771824027922616 2005-11-01 14.391043636111260 2005-12-01 29.633586644883177 2006-01-01 21.522698457213004 2006-02-01 17.344802158938430 2006-03-01 47.777748766578050 2006-04-01 23.070117893773688 2006-05-01 41.906700348299220 2006-06-01 23.326821235994167 2006-07-01 48.569164879060320 2006-08-01 35.707896592305666 2006-09-01 15.844100368139449 2006-10-01 23.571865623700354 2006-11-01 41.703269764084170 2006-12-01 18.373260431061170 2007-01-01 50.287613799814416 2007-02-01 20.558662847648186 2007-03-01 22.403890300003496 2007-04-01 27.831279014208890 2007-05-01 14.308583563293370 2007-06-01 22.405908850350370 2007-07-01 22.251537431105830 2007-08-01 49.823828165297030 2007-09-01 30.143416040004700 2007-10-01 46.929054755422480 2007-11-01 31.168513828129860 2007-12-01 35.255457356730645 2008-01-01 87.342782326159180 2008-02-01 81.895839574845940 2008-03-01 72.408561661932990 2008-04-01 93.699772082025190 2008-05-01 41.391351580651616 2008-06-01 43.103073460445230 2008-07-01 28.957535994515037 2008-08-01 40.370646482149155 2008-09-01 30.550759500004766 2008-10-01 63.263959590133325 2008-11-01 86.634817998188700 2008-12-01 35.952156642662295 2009-01-01 45.713820281257135 2009-02-01 44.198557243408650 2009-03-01 59.439646316419060 2009-04-01 14.439136333031449 2009-05-01 18.718312628337785 2009-06-01 42.783234917337350 2009-07-01 19.639773964288775 2009-08-01 26.623233008836340 2009-09-01 10.564281322431555 2009-10-01 13.894024074629032 2009-11-01 25.449413166983330 2009-12-01 23.416495511303086 2010-01-01 88.894792611273910 2010-02-01 25.569344426017180 2010-03-01 49.982705168375150 2010-04-01 17.375581406492888 2010-05-01 57.623352667808476 2010-06-01 47.270356971825560 2010-07-01 53.776313106573560 2010-08-01 72.221640560514660 2010-09-01 60.649333845522875 2010-10-01 119.903237455963950 2010-11-01 69.206822540827120 2010-12-01 77.957110448288020 2011-01-01 86.634817998188700 2011-02-01 31.931584788140572 2011-03-01 64.001424564539530 2011-04-01 27.715049774084882 2011-05-01 27.715049774084882 2011-06-01 118.549313312805980 2011-07-01 74.266387344939120 2011-08-01 66.370824308267230 2011-09-01 178.587563612236120 2011-10-01 113.822794942726090 2011-11-01 43.317408999094350 2011-12-01 52.831693156775520 2012-01-01 102.960796066876510 2012-02-01 25.403260083849580 2012-03-01 27.313968995357420 2012-04-01 46.408485105579080 2012-05-01 18.787447670363040 2012-06-01 34.211480362223070 2012-07-01 50.939261490537860 2012-08-01 43.686110202905360 2012-09-01 59.662305424458610 2012-10-01 82.021743515851310 2012-11-01 11.236362837973918 2012-12-01 34.212079441899384 2013-01-01 20.046114115274060 2013-02-01 35.527041854462530 2013-03-01 28.561545810500082 2013-04-01 32.310760296380580 2013-05-01 22.428136934527306 2013-06-01 57.178886153337390 2013-07-01 52.832339873413280 2013-08-01 33.213236401457090 2013-09-01 84.692455265030120 2013-10-01 15.591422089657602 2013-11-01 26.842532838186840 2013-12-01 17.871691450547395 2014-01-01 42.482418865161705 2014-02-01 185.267663447043050 2014-03-01 167.873078292280300 2014-04-01 28.513070358116867 2014-05-01 18.718433170225730 2014-06-01 15.211177617445864 2014-07-01 30.181343928875318 2014-08-01 22.494738419751570 2014-09-01 12.235210916437390 2014-10-01 15.874345147508267 2014-11-01 22.607562030003525 2014-12-01 17.736289985488977 2015-01-01 33.807758487838440 2015-02-01 15.410779413270783 2015-03-01 27.907613119190280 2015-04-01 41.600502610924500 2015-05-01 88.919860181450890 2015-06-01 100.803035560815150 2015-07-01 51.492819678262780 2015-08-01 20.829575502112576 2015-09-01 19.609640231423500 2015-10-01 68.608963352999010 2015-11-01 20.503121626281946 2015-12-01 20.475545821354940 2016-01-01 42.781122645061046 2016-02-01 26.272141839100378 2016-03-01 49.187943138521874 2016-04-01 42.923388368010660 2016-05-01 76.848017114656810 2016-06-01 271.072461776223700 2016-07-01 116.302636619259560 2016-08-01 155.274314988387830 2016-09-01 93.079444235359500 2016-10-01 83.538371339557070 2016-11-01 540.418701288193900 2016-12-01 275.120172611530300 2017-01-01 474.802706980803200 2017-02-01 250.133093156418740 2017-03-01 151.943120836103400 2017-04-01 153.350114777602360 2017-05-01 87.267511157505800 2017-06-01 86.858279332214650 2017-07-01 92.143454837233970 2017-08-01 91.351066874105070 2017-09-01 76.291078252926810 2017-10-01 96.872971375518700 2017-11-01 49.481161423335884 2017-12-01 182.299721819117900 2018-01-01 247.786818392198280 2018-02-01 69.094741880130610 2018-03-01 524.651863657700100 2018-04-01 463.180653392348000 2018-05-01 283.083821117579200 2018-06-01 688.399637995754600 2018-07-01 904.719141042394100 2018-08-01 469.292947668578100 2018-09-01 323.391190251698300 2018-10-01 443.230302810788100 2018-11-01 403.077493193304750 2018-12-01 681.871889207119100 2019-01-01 715.620232508687400 2019-02-01 307.092721364200430 2019-03-01 287.665346266354200 2019-04-01 335.674989736600540 2019-05-01 786.542093038192000 2019-06-01 1374.280097927615500 2019-07-01 600.788229099928100 2019-08-01 1946.682999792648600 2019-09-01 919.115347032799700 2019-10-01 842.413192025966700 2019-11-01 597.617851702981600 2019-12-01 851.976262883099900 2020-01-01 646.818151543353300 2020-02-01 462.982323421724700 2020-03-01 194.828347300386130 2020-04-01 239.932831948863700 2020-05-01 161.476941597811250 2020-06-01 57.086247228716886 2020-07-01 89.809960658400090 2020-08-01 150.931402791988120 2020-09-01 96.581922214806740 2020-10-01 331.196254454603800 2020-11-01 204.608344434097750 2020-12-01 123.584021115580880 2021-01-01 72.345173252029840 2021-02-01 52.348352128865294 2021-03-01 47.673847749396300 2021-04-01 72.419087455502110 2021-05-01 42.693271334351750 2021-06-01 40.750572804672720 2021-07-01 20.807926116076317 2021-08-01 31.874577466506440 2021-09-01 7.672618433579734 2021-10-01 40.942714573602060 2021-11-01 53.022958656656020 2021-12-01 24.930457398068560 2022-01-01 37.457076751663720 2022-02-01 113.831213709573350 2022-03-01 70.311721013902740 2022-04-01 44.537893575411786 2022-05-01 78.178057814442210 2022-06-01 97.342332463588600 2022-07-01 71.545074087536390 2022-08-01 150.492302335683830 2022-09-01 50.425833021947970 2022-10-01 92.840876451409860 2022-11-01 81.308891572777510 2022-12-01 16.205068934524410 2023-01-01 100.532368871530980 2023-02-01 26.532556240330987 2023-03-01 85.592664827516000 2023-04-01 46.173312643995240 2023-05-01 90.058278379250250 2023-06-01 45.437647365036085 2023-07-01 6.467276665375605 2023-08-01 31.831325105956555 2023-09-01 25.785838535037080 2023-10-01 33.341331309603480 2023-11-01 17.446394997803360 2023-12-01 18.736143852639124 2024-01-01 45.161412087231300 2024-02-01 220.067770174277460 2024-03-01 44.896954310460250