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 for South Korea Series ID: KOREAEPUINDXM 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: 1990-01-01 to 2020-12-01 Last Updated: 2021-02-18 8:01 AM CST Notes: Effective September 2016, the Donga Ilbo newspaper was dropped from the set of newspapers used to construct this index. The new version of the index is spliced to the old version based on their overlap from January to August 2016. For further explanation, please see the source's page on the South Korea Monthly Index (https://www.policyuncertainty.com/korea_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" (http://www.policyuncertainty.com/media/BakerBloomDavis.pdf) DATE VALUE 1990-01-01 129.638656616210940 1990-02-01 73.562210083007810 1990-03-01 102.012573242187500 1990-04-01 118.501373291015620 1990-05-01 45.044033050537110 1990-06-01 41.993118286132810 1990-07-01 55.293289184570310 1990-08-01 36.805610656738280 1990-09-01 38.599475860595700 1990-10-01 63.654529571533200 1990-11-01 58.352340698242190 1990-12-01 48.805477142333984 1991-01-01 78.890480041503900 1991-02-01 65.683654785156250 1991-03-01 65.239868164062500 1991-04-01 52.192302703857420 1991-05-01 34.968540191650390 1991-06-01 46.434280395507810 1991-07-01 29.320182800292970 1991-08-01 127.977394104003900 1991-09-01 84.746864318847660 1991-10-01 38.970798492431640 1991-11-01 142.008499145507800 1991-12-01 152.422851562500000 1992-01-01 68.066413879394530 1992-02-01 35.323722839355470 1992-03-01 35.296119689941406 1992-04-01 68.391578674316400 1992-05-01 46.310718536376950 1992-06-01 35.906909942626950 1992-07-01 65.814025878906250 1992-08-01 70.074996948242190 1992-09-01 67.214424133300780 1992-10-01 94.099136352539060 1992-11-01 115.837760925292970 1992-12-01 127.093017578125000 1993-01-01 78.638122558593750 1993-02-01 62.491668701171875 1993-03-01 50.930011749267580 1993-04-01 51.746765136718750 1993-05-01 35.019271850585940 1993-06-01 77.184585571289060 1993-07-01 68.027145385742190 1993-08-01 185.096130371093750 1993-09-01 74.044555664062500 1993-10-01 64.392303466796880 1993-11-01 109.665122985839840 1993-12-01 49.162174224853516 1994-01-01 83.145317077636720 1994-02-01 61.295154571533200 1994-03-01 28.133577346801758 1994-04-01 44.398044586181640 1994-05-01 45.752223968505860 1994-06-01 94.249580383300780 1994-07-01 160.661346435546880 1994-08-01 90.061119079589840 1994-09-01 62.247123718261720 1994-10-01 43.929859161376950 1994-11-01 53.131122589111330 1994-12-01 57.017692565917970 1995-01-01 86.163116455078120 1995-02-01 61.419315338134766 1995-03-01 69.101005554199220 1995-04-01 43.504505157470700 1995-05-01 51.072994232177734 1995-06-01 42.156242370605470 1995-07-01 44.569068908691406 1995-08-01 34.543701171875000 1995-09-01 34.691822052001950 1995-10-01 44.400379180908200 1995-11-01 56.083801269531250 1995-12-01 55.088260650634766 1996-01-01 90.648605346679690 1996-02-01 65.518333435058600 1996-03-01 55.359592437744140 1996-04-01 63.592533111572266 1996-05-01 33.822158813476560 1996-06-01 35.196033477783200 1996-07-01 39.501121520996094 1996-08-01 42.756042480468750 1996-09-01 45.213985443115234 1996-10-01 29.694196701049805 1996-11-01 35.812614440917970 1996-12-01 65.272010803222660 1997-01-01 96.736999511718750 1997-02-01 95.543174743652340 1997-03-01 58.503791809082030 1997-04-01 42.154121398925780 1997-05-01 22.886646270751953 1997-06-01 48.312713623046875 1997-07-01 41.882995605468750 1997-08-01 50.171432495117190 1997-09-01 56.847137451171875 1997-10-01 105.403274536132810 1997-11-01 91.968521118164060 1997-12-01 150.546463012695300 1998-01-01 85.984405517578120 1998-02-01 62.058845520019530 1998-03-01 41.538452148437500 1998-04-01 49.499092102050780 1998-05-01 50.572608947753906 1998-06-01 63.470546722412110 1998-07-01 54.497848510742190 1998-08-01 88.187522888183600 1998-09-01 140.454132080078120 1998-10-01 118.568222045898440 1998-11-01 89.158988952636720 1998-12-01 94.915946960449220 1999-01-01 81.927391052246100 1999-02-01 59.316474914550780 1999-03-01 39.124015808105470 1999-04-01 52.506935119628906 1999-05-01 60.596035003662110 1999-06-01 33.701847076416016 1999-07-01 57.671199798583984 1999-08-01 29.661186218261720 1999-09-01 52.504177093505860 1999-10-01 75.135459899902340 1999-11-01 48.582710266113280 1999-12-01 22.427446365356445 2000-01-01 55.092353820800780 2000-02-01 33.020256042480470 2000-03-01 33.104640960693360 2000-04-01 74.568229675292970 2000-05-01 126.798065185546880 2000-06-01 115.864456176757810 2000-07-01 58.343441009521484 2000-08-01 44.882255554199220 2000-09-01 121.424224853515620 2000-10-01 66.016754150390620 2000-11-01 232.670089721679700 2000-12-01 140.281600952148440 2001-01-01 122.689704895019530 2001-02-01 90.738647460937500 2001-03-01 84.369186401367190 2001-04-01 105.838569641113280 2001-05-01 93.241615295410160 2001-06-01 75.571975708007810 2001-07-01 113.560256958007810 2001-08-01 159.741470336914060 2001-09-01 183.462203979492200 2001-10-01 168.934432983398440 2001-11-01 122.699462890625000 2001-12-01 111.505332946777340 2002-01-01 136.215011596679700 2002-02-01 59.017024993896484 2002-03-01 62.528923034667970 2002-04-01 75.536010742187500 2002-05-01 104.503417968750000 2002-06-01 79.953697204589840 2002-07-01 70.119537353515620 2002-08-01 88.367736816406250 2002-09-01 136.937408447265620 2002-10-01 195.053390502929700 2002-11-01 142.319335937500000 2002-12-01 162.255844116210940 2003-01-01 224.403350830078120 2003-02-01 298.801483154296900 2003-03-01 319.003784179687500 2003-04-01 208.063552856445300 2003-05-01 141.168624877929700 2003-06-01 155.376525878906250 2003-07-01 109.278488159179690 2003-08-01 94.965377807617190 2003-09-01 77.554679870605470 2003-10-01 153.171203613281250 2003-11-01 111.307083129882810 2003-12-01 96.781280517578120 2004-01-01 145.821533203125000 2004-02-01 77.061485290527340 2004-03-01 180.116394042968750 2004-04-01 141.320571899414060 2004-05-01 205.358947753906250 2004-06-01 95.582733154296880 2004-07-01 103.641403198242190 2004-08-01 132.951263427734380 2004-09-01 120.337036132812500 2004-10-01 137.298522949218750 2004-11-01 145.226516723632800 2004-12-01 93.934333801269530 2005-01-01 107.983818054199220 2005-02-01 49.758312225341800 2005-03-01 59.187976837158200 2005-04-01 47.205741882324220 2005-05-01 68.587661743164060 2005-06-01 50.874046325683594 2005-07-01 74.232322692871100 2005-08-01 50.949932098388670 2005-09-01 86.649856567382810 2005-10-01 86.609306335449220 2005-11-01 62.466236114501950 2005-12-01 79.169998168945310 2006-01-01 76.670486450195310 2006-02-01 82.132781982421880 2006-03-01 63.849334716796875 2006-04-01 85.363174438476560 2006-05-01 84.962982177734380 2006-06-01 111.203155517578120 2006-07-01 94.998970031738280 2006-08-01 64.386749267578120 2006-09-01 70.377471923828120 2006-10-01 140.808380126953120 2006-11-01 108.077262878417970 2006-12-01 106.058166503906250 2007-01-01 134.791610717773440 2007-02-01 66.335083007812500 2007-03-01 79.735160827636720 2007-04-01 78.807868957519530 2007-05-01 69.240325927734380 2007-06-01 74.090751647949220 2007-07-01 37.306587219238280 2007-08-01 80.593070983886720 2007-09-01 79.575820922851560 2007-10-01 57.744136810302734 2007-11-01 91.988624572753900 2007-12-01 140.624450683593750 2008-01-01 135.080993652343750 2008-02-01 95.595809936523440 2008-03-01 87.944526672363280 2008-04-01 74.095062255859380 2008-05-01 89.214927673339840 2008-06-01 125.871093750000000 2008-07-01 126.503623962402340 2008-08-01 110.481140136718750 2008-09-01 261.629913330078100 2008-10-01 209.300384521484380 2008-11-01 207.479461669921880 2008-12-01 165.294754028320300 2009-01-01 201.634460449218750 2009-02-01 157.929916381835940 2009-03-01 120.704803466796880 2009-04-01 111.492767333984380 2009-05-01 143.117218017578120 2009-06-01 174.229110717773440 2009-07-01 206.663711547851560 2009-08-01 103.187683105468750 2009-09-01 128.322631835937500 2009-10-01 115.091789245605470 2009-11-01 150.372817993164060 2009-12-01 152.253479003906250 2010-01-01 170.978851318359380 2010-02-01 142.292617797851560 2010-03-01 114.657920837402340 2010-04-01 138.257064819335940 2010-05-01 147.456710815429700 2010-06-01 152.005661010742200 2010-07-01 119.207542419433600 2010-08-01 140.946655273437500 2010-09-01 170.067504882812500 2010-10-01 165.472640991210940 2010-11-01 167.072097778320300 2010-12-01 156.279190063476560 2011-01-01 137.054046630859380 2011-02-01 90.905616760253900 2011-03-01 164.497421264648440 2011-04-01 104.016899108886720 2011-05-01 96.734138488769530 2011-06-01 129.989883422851560 2011-07-01 134.779846191406250 2011-08-01 219.381179809570300 2011-09-01 248.318588256835940 2011-10-01 187.101425170898440 2011-11-01 221.163070678710940 2011-12-01 270.365020751953100 2012-01-01 254.889404296875000 2012-02-01 114.401237487792970 2012-03-01 111.184593200683600 2012-04-01 122.195983886718750 2012-05-01 174.752380371093750 2012-06-01 207.792984008789060 2012-07-01 152.126647949218750 2012-08-01 131.957794189453120 2012-09-01 160.979125976562500 2012-10-01 175.732345581054700 2012-11-01 188.558746337890620 2012-12-01 164.728424072265620 2013-01-01 192.952423095703120 2013-02-01 164.423141479492200 2013-03-01 125.920173645019530 2013-04-01 134.631790161132800 2013-05-01 109.642761230468750 2013-06-01 149.050460815429700 2013-07-01 116.505325317382810 2013-08-01 98.128257751464840 2013-09-01 122.006774902343750 2013-10-01 143.528152465820300 2013-11-01 84.723709106445310 2013-12-01 125.797714233398440 2014-01-01 105.641128540039060 2014-02-01 80.798072814941400 2014-03-01 55.900730133056640 2014-04-01 65.955535888671880 2014-05-01 66.658966064453120 2014-06-01 70.284118652343750 2014-07-01 92.390579223632810 2014-08-01 79.659774780273440 2014-09-01 64.483428955078120 2014-10-01 88.133872985839840 2014-11-01 104.910598754882810 2014-12-01 107.761360168457030 2015-01-01 165.815795898437500 2015-02-01 125.876266479492190 2015-03-01 97.985778808593750 2015-04-01 76.981163024902340 2015-05-01 87.522415161132810 2015-06-01 130.553771972656250 2015-07-01 126.272621154785160 2015-08-01 144.347076416015620 2015-09-01 190.670944213867200 2015-10-01 126.641403198242190 2015-11-01 94.250801086425780 2015-12-01 172.044998168945300 2016-01-01 181.939767789865980 2016-02-01 166.595524429735700 2016-03-01 112.434808845181520 2016-04-01 100.996025787931500 2016-05-01 103.921440066233560 2016-06-01 274.809119515400900 2016-07-01 214.107525305445140 2016-08-01 101.311640660205440 2016-09-01 123.548983544812830 2016-10-01 122.171247343542320 2016-11-01 387.970821857329550 2016-12-01 375.906974490772650 2017-01-01 391.798399614048000 2017-02-01 299.674846984306160 2017-03-01 220.402162455740520 2017-04-01 165.396951408934260 2017-05-01 118.962015972125560 2017-06-01 118.950759364658650 2017-07-01 97.311022915158120 2017-08-01 90.034294192030300 2017-09-01 102.089935325683710 2017-10-01 120.318553096052110 2017-11-01 93.289159027048560 2017-12-01 111.029985134786140 2018-01-01 95.630258733643520 2018-02-01 71.157353863815090 2018-03-01 129.418991005172420 2018-04-01 103.855925492795960 2018-05-01 134.964251537408160 2018-06-01 126.329388750821540 2018-07-01 155.153872887588820 2018-08-01 149.484414133883260 2018-09-01 153.960057184088200 2018-10-01 176.211079267463450 2018-11-01 203.245371103029780 2018-12-01 243.033558053150840 2019-01-01 249.436502202593100 2019-02-01 146.823761123823180 2019-03-01 172.994762664245120 2019-04-01 138.911178412280630 2019-05-01 230.145751779519170 2019-06-01 248.528869937037260 2019-07-01 316.855461232396860 2019-08-01 538.176764508548700 2019-09-01 275.198547392015940 2019-10-01 274.024401742938200 2019-11-01 239.355950293540250 2019-12-01 257.886125216933100 2020-01-01 255.230494798868960 2020-02-01 159.151652189069300 2020-03-01 224.871561313919870 2020-04-01 211.494615201694530 2020-05-01 252.086815182000350 2020-06-01 245.735737901474200 2020-07-01 160.697535122473940 2020-08-01 162.820710840799650 2020-09-01 136.296805897863400 2020-10-01 189.379096060612260 2020-11-01 287.691066312430500 2020-12-01 182.512180104618100