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: Global Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: Current Price Adjusted GDP Series ID: GEPUCURRENT 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: 1997-01-01 to 2024-02-01 Last Updated: 2024-03-18 8:01 AM CDT Notes: The Global Economic Policy Uncertainty Index is a GDP-weighted average of national EPU indices for 20 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.. For additional details, including an analysis of the performance of the model, see Baker, Scott, Nicholas Bloom and Steven Davis (2016), "Measuring Economic Policy Uncertainty" (https://www.policyuncertainty.com/media/EPU_BBD_Mar2016.pdf) DATE VALUE 1997-01-01 74.755867630153570 1997-02-01 77.856844002634160 1997-03-01 67.032253048147770 1997-04-01 72.923463696660460 1997-05-01 71.813157995258310 1997-06-01 78.202580990720350 1997-07-01 64.210528153887370 1997-08-01 63.176128093171260 1997-09-01 67.645788035314370 1997-10-01 82.634480058733670 1997-11-01 95.352256287248280 1997-12-01 105.446661524017100 1998-01-01 96.833982691003190 1998-02-01 84.064414723263040 1998-03-01 85.883288348700990 1998-04-01 78.226877388449750 1998-05-01 85.146155822392260 1998-06-01 83.949168554435450 1998-07-01 101.258343735820280 1998-08-01 113.774272015297740 1998-09-01 141.614648638507800 1998-10-01 119.171956446831470 1998-11-01 96.526676379173610 1998-12-01 90.899357022143620 1999-01-01 96.247576150216990 1999-02-01 79.732846592986430 1999-03-01 63.964334902399160 1999-04-01 63.141376872570810 1999-05-01 70.468521975954590 1999-06-01 71.482099574761950 1999-07-01 72.044549463033020 1999-08-01 62.238696360536470 1999-09-01 67.318595504931990 1999-10-01 65.700313477151230 1999-11-01 68.116714430490220 1999-12-01 60.271422830300150 2000-01-01 63.369715981251986 2000-02-01 58.692278963688790 2000-03-01 60.832476645025820 2000-04-01 64.233915347212290 2000-05-01 86.546178433312060 2000-06-01 87.995155733360220 2000-07-01 65.461173631576260 2000-08-01 53.826333889280264 2000-09-01 60.767662719919490 2000-10-01 68.900620710927190 2000-11-01 108.674667148145190 2000-12-01 102.012605193499140 2001-01-01 99.763576540769120 2001-02-01 100.024608299955760 2001-03-01 112.917282809496910 2001-04-01 109.266534649212630 2001-05-01 84.712647701705700 2001-06-01 73.724111567824110 2001-07-01 99.749726824360890 2001-08-01 85.064909917094400 2001-09-01 179.523012697751280 2001-10-01 171.030435346219580 2001-11-01 125.448183190145400 2001-12-01 107.770866302696250 2002-01-01 106.373344154172950 2002-02-01 89.678344506049600 2002-03-01 78.843148243308780 2002-04-01 83.394089561331040 2002-05-01 78.871001531412470 2002-06-01 94.087928868162480 2002-07-01 100.032667783198350 2002-08-01 106.702516398251800 2002-09-01 122.491184341323820 2002-10-01 117.104026529120190 2002-11-01 122.117659352337040 2002-12-01 118.574920933683340 2003-01-01 127.291961344586770 2003-02-01 135.814185680460500 2003-03-01 169.274439950654900 2003-04-01 135.224367122191470 2003-05-01 106.113619265966180 2003-06-01 88.818311541396980 2003-07-01 79.510476103884270 2003-08-01 69.008487545880680 2003-09-01 81.256797789329700 2003-10-01 76.421392758484700 2003-11-01 73.133913751734510 2003-12-01 70.478537615652500 2004-01-01 72.551787729016980 2004-02-01 71.370646943342020 2004-03-01 78.106513210370010 2004-04-01 76.422511301604890 2004-05-01 91.309568193156520 2004-06-01 76.812564677551010 2004-07-01 74.025270932703890 2004-08-01 69.130665927325300 2004-09-01 78.890775172466590 2004-10-01 89.180988253237620 2004-11-01 84.460686732153730 2004-12-01 64.967185807752410 2005-01-01 57.817423323411630 2005-02-01 54.334419254165690 2005-03-01 54.077832572641250 2005-04-01 68.731903228865520 2005-05-01 69.362247177441840 2005-06-01 70.004802200721290 2005-07-01 61.416925942695904 2005-08-01 61.465068861122410 2005-09-01 92.875454211556800 2005-10-01 64.665908335330600 2005-11-01 67.358051739684710 2005-12-01 60.622292752740876 2006-01-01 68.716063231217830 2006-02-01 58.185577056072740 2006-03-01 58.339394099508810 2006-04-01 72.912753362969060 2006-05-01 63.123812530393250 2006-06-01 73.499263305703470 2006-07-01 68.048189723105780 2006-08-01 57.357009248043560 2006-09-01 59.269472405478540 2006-10-01 60.039749932961820 2006-11-01 57.215574435045056 2006-12-01 56.872639876348586 2007-01-01 65.546137006016820 2007-02-01 54.673365267650650 2007-03-01 64.000672070756340 2007-04-01 60.550675946134830 2007-05-01 56.719182420952450 2007-06-01 56.933308910480520 2007-07-01 49.224552920110010 2007-08-01 77.553477567500370 2007-09-01 99.923421848122290 2007-10-01 79.908211599455830 2007-11-01 84.617637627920330 2007-12-01 95.535369990341690 2008-01-01 135.166118448072040 2008-02-01 102.188538917978950 2008-03-01 118.285222045582630 2008-04-01 92.073993929400840 2008-05-01 78.164649813723680 2008-06-01 88.708762963320210 2008-07-01 94.621178731477160 2008-08-01 90.253699630541730 2008-09-01 167.812640553951920 2008-10-01 206.039139902469900 2008-11-01 143.460925733873300 2008-12-01 145.881448469735770 2009-01-01 146.296160442087630 2009-02-01 147.830219400715460 2009-03-01 132.316778167693430 2009-04-01 103.603441999038840 2009-05-01 103.644398899929870 2009-06-01 109.903756079390770 2009-07-01 101.277436982993250 2009-08-01 98.250051127729220 2009-09-01 99.413460800718600 2009-10-01 86.351572805943450 2009-11-01 99.453786468418040 2009-12-01 98.407631234419720 2010-01-01 113.051122723814760 2010-02-01 111.372697855186370 2010-03-01 107.560049299017100 2010-04-01 103.823268580220070 2010-05-01 146.919710980097200 2010-06-01 134.128659953218770 2010-07-01 141.941334620965700 2010-08-01 121.078390524762840 2010-09-01 132.674328772146420 2010-10-01 122.853508703834140 2010-11-01 127.564720891082160 2010-12-01 130.469443834392250 2011-01-01 110.546477158895680 2011-02-01 94.007945691949810 2011-03-01 127.258401025951630 2011-04-01 115.911729157309650 2011-05-01 89.162537104995580 2011-06-01 117.638191870866930 2011-07-01 156.781654675304140 2011-08-01 215.049677462348680 2011-09-01 190.534227776338100 2011-10-01 166.432724724820620 2011-11-01 198.130205559674100 2011-12-01 182.808962039213010 2012-01-01 162.003193577631520 2012-02-01 142.628971149273640 2012-03-01 134.705292548156730 2012-04-01 127.535884255345920 2012-05-01 160.454710189723560 2012-06-01 189.450846017599280 2012-07-01 160.238291324467900 2012-08-01 123.101102232011840 2012-09-01 152.082467890655580 2012-10-01 159.557586722035950 2012-11-01 173.740375271657000 2012-12-01 168.516291144865560 2013-01-01 167.896958658833260 2013-02-01 125.575177745780410 2013-03-01 141.543133761053240 2013-04-01 133.635049525824660 2013-05-01 106.293705581295810 2013-06-01 119.524709386316190 2013-07-01 108.352843507319280 2013-08-01 118.578262054370950 2013-09-01 132.727239668873270 2013-10-01 158.698939199810040 2013-11-01 96.371463804823150 2013-12-01 119.347529392412850 2014-01-01 111.055273526011700 2014-02-01 98.218593281995400 2014-03-01 113.574125313413480 2014-04-01 101.701340719225800 2014-05-01 104.189589836073070 2014-06-01 86.685153160134090 2014-07-01 93.180921674384980 2014-08-01 99.653196208186390 2014-09-01 123.580436885323070 2014-10-01 119.286917138650900 2014-11-01 114.070952015423460 2014-12-01 111.571045973537030 2015-01-01 136.212512137517540 2015-02-01 113.070120017892390 2015-03-01 103.933661900492640 2015-04-01 102.129174050328940 2015-05-01 106.390973098538840 2015-06-01 117.345352774247440 2015-07-01 128.477181919514580 2015-08-01 131.120195322000460 2015-09-01 174.366139302828540 2015-10-01 125.200319927306960 2015-11-01 101.829875417776010 2015-12-01 113.080599524736240 2016-01-01 149.580641500693330 2016-02-01 155.872819497895680 2016-03-01 166.259243384382870 2016-04-01 144.626883910227920 2016-05-01 132.825066269100460 2016-06-01 243.328632070503630 2016-07-01 236.200456034546480 2016-08-01 143.855251306940320 2016-09-01 149.060341821273080 2016-10-01 134.178511179091540 2016-11-01 251.412606099740940 2016-12-01 222.471060112166920 2017-01-01 265.897203270184830 2017-02-01 202.190379391450100 2017-03-01 235.473413680398800 2017-04-01 181.308689581659560 2017-05-01 165.979623571458030 2017-06-01 169.659811533988720 2017-07-01 149.145046935429320 2017-08-01 141.134066203515970 2017-09-01 157.442809555004940 2017-10-01 150.635625631974880 2017-11-01 155.870522491095730 2017-12-01 149.560844284118200 2018-01-01 151.667325318055280 2018-02-01 124.843587209994710 2018-03-01 168.497118339724350 2018-04-01 157.716921783252600 2018-05-01 175.905427036488650 2018-06-01 178.345840688688040 2018-07-01 223.666542860514340 2018-08-01 180.054230339275620 2018-09-01 196.004021987960000 2018-10-01 221.800258151981700 2018-11-01 247.333077535784900 2018-12-01 270.922859702691000 2019-01-01 263.379717517987900 2019-02-01 205.703154031510880 2019-03-01 250.981067722940340 2019-04-01 191.596422112063720 2019-05-01 241.464893554257940 2019-06-01 316.528524570434230 2019-07-01 262.036952291614800 2019-08-01 317.816550569061460 2019-09-01 273.876975283902000 2019-10-01 258.473265596234500 2019-11-01 253.503845274964680 2019-12-01 266.208146280695900 2020-01-01 228.057419041461600 2020-02-01 230.587072112457720 2020-03-01 357.068920493531700 2020-04-01 359.011718896807200 2020-05-01 431.564921717059500 2020-06-01 328.663119254826300 2020-07-01 352.115838313533700 2020-08-01 301.683106122765900 2020-09-01 290.015253331622200 2020-10-01 307.804043385191160 2020-11-01 368.466974924239370 2020-12-01 295.729660826383050 2021-01-01 280.695656409014100 2021-02-01 215.425753575974700 2021-03-01 215.325802430722700 2021-04-01 199.398070756049180 2021-05-01 190.292973344931900 2021-06-01 178.800147810963130 2021-07-01 205.528925990162430 2021-08-01 216.494001850553900 2021-09-01 205.377084375795930 2021-10-01 195.269450299824170 2021-11-01 228.083051148371850 2021-12-01 266.230692321166540 2022-01-01 232.137384277330540 2022-02-01 191.940950193840800 2022-03-01 330.133547958998630 2022-04-01 302.961462962877650 2022-05-01 291.274309675125000 2022-06-01 275.224457934110400 2022-07-01 317.212371214364000 2022-08-01 257.187159776828760 2022-09-01 281.918724525073000 2022-10-01 301.305895781102600 2022-11-01 332.508026277177700 2022-12-01 263.643213786228500 2023-01-01 247.484417652002500 2023-02-01 243.532348391754230 2023-03-01 310.730407220412900 2023-04-01 231.685016126313500 2023-05-01 228.316521318990340 2023-06-01 229.686721256786030 2023-07-01 226.309505775559240 2023-08-01 211.125817844672240 2023-09-01 243.886101113549960 2023-10-01 226.105660070648900 2023-11-01 246.876766123549880 2023-12-01 255.884180532976220 2024-01-01 229.245777920924350 2024-02-01 198.088911400370850