Table Data - Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: News-Based Index for the United States
| Title | Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: News-Based Index for the United States |
|---|---|
| Series ID | USEPUNEWSINDXM |
| 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 2024-11-01 |
| Last Updated | 2024-11-28 8:01 AM CST |
| Notes | The monthly news-based Economic Policy Uncertainty Index is based on newspapers in the United States. 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" |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1985-01-01 | 103.74880 |
| 1985-02-01 | 78.31319 |
| 1985-03-01 | 100.76148 |
| 1985-04-01 | 84.77886 |
| 1985-05-01 | 98.05365 |
| 1985-06-01 | 119.59715 |
| 1985-07-01 | 111.41511 |
| 1985-08-01 | 111.24701 |
| 1985-09-01 | 111.18446 |
| 1985-10-01 | 93.09910 |
| 1985-11-01 | 85.09913 |
| 1985-12-01 | 104.17722 |
| 1986-01-01 | 144.26647 |
| 1986-02-01 | 118.99353 |
| 1986-03-01 | 120.16006 |
| 1986-04-01 | 102.47736 |
| 1986-05-01 | 132.38617 |
| 1986-06-01 | 115.05228 |
| 1986-07-01 | 130.82105 |
| 1986-08-01 | 118.30261 |
| 1986-09-01 | 125.89422 |
| 1986-10-01 | 91.82046 |
| 1986-11-01 | 98.32894 |
| 1986-12-01 | 87.97968 |
| 1987-01-01 | 110.43333 |
| 1987-02-01 | 76.96607 |
| 1987-03-01 | 99.05958 |
| 1987-04-01 | 79.53236 |
| 1987-05-01 | 87.58505 |
| 1987-06-01 | 106.57285 |
| 1987-07-01 | 81.38941 |
| 1987-08-01 | 52.79015 |
| 1987-09-01 | 59.86959 |
| 1987-10-01 | 170.32209 |
| 1987-11-01 | 183.10253 |
| 1987-12-01 | 149.01115 |
| 1988-01-01 | 142.87285 |
| 1988-02-01 | 102.03289 |
| 1988-03-01 | 82.35363 |
| 1988-04-01 | 97.85680 |
| 1988-05-01 | 99.12744 |
| 1988-06-01 | 88.28595 |
| 1988-07-01 | 80.83589 |
| 1988-08-01 | 94.88969 |
| 1988-09-01 | 85.35680 |
| 1988-10-01 | 98.25380 |
| 1988-11-01 | 102.23400 |
| 1988-12-01 | 77.82810 |
| 1989-01-01 | 87.42641 |
| 1989-02-01 | 51.35064 |
| 1989-03-01 | 72.52325 |
| 1989-04-01 | 92.37983 |
| 1989-05-01 | 83.75287 |
| 1989-06-01 | 95.78630 |
| 1989-07-01 | 78.25659 |
| 1989-08-01 | 83.10931 |
| 1989-09-01 | 74.69548 |
| 1989-10-01 | 76.44955 |
| 1989-11-01 | 105.04748 |
| 1989-12-01 | 103.79668 |
| 1990-01-01 | 92.32149 |
| 1990-02-01 | 110.44627 |
| 1990-03-01 | 104.46141 |
| 1990-04-01 | 88.44817 |
| 1990-05-01 | 97.38794 |
| 1990-06-01 | 100.86434 |
| 1990-07-01 | 86.28018 |
| 1990-08-01 | 139.32268 |
| 1990-09-01 | 165.93844 |
| 1990-10-01 | 137.67424 |
| 1990-11-01 | 152.44860 |
| 1990-12-01 | 134.06154 |
| 1991-01-01 | 204.01055 |
| 1991-02-01 | 106.51806 |
| 1991-03-01 | 107.93748 |
| 1991-04-01 | 93.01464 |
| 1991-05-01 | 82.14782 |
| 1991-06-01 | 85.91904 |
| 1991-07-01 | 80.64900 |
| 1991-08-01 | 99.12209 |
| 1991-09-01 | 127.29445 |
| 1991-10-01 | 108.12096 |
| 1991-11-01 | 140.61236 |
| 1991-12-01 | 171.01098 |
| 1992-01-01 | 116.36486 |
| 1992-02-01 | 154.59694 |
| 1992-03-01 | 96.82841 |
| 1992-04-01 | 89.85422 |
| 1992-05-01 | 78.68047 |
| 1992-06-01 | 122.29350 |
| 1992-07-01 | 119.61317 |
| 1992-08-01 | 122.40712 |
| 1992-09-01 | 141.44325 |
| 1992-10-01 | 161.25424 |
| 1992-11-01 | 108.15006 |
| 1992-12-01 | 87.87210 |
| 1993-01-01 | 83.46498 |
| 1993-02-01 | 106.97612 |
| 1993-03-01 | 109.79681 |
| 1993-04-01 | 89.65113 |
| 1993-05-01 | 133.50577 |
| 1993-06-01 | 120.68006 |
| 1993-07-01 | 106.50299 |
| 1993-08-01 | 115.57618 |
| 1993-09-01 | 116.02729 |
| 1993-10-01 | 78.82251 |
| 1993-11-01 | 89.25750 |
| 1993-12-01 | 77.27201 |
| 1994-01-01 | 82.29279 |
| 1994-02-01 | 96.14565 |
| 1994-03-01 | 83.22688 |
| 1994-04-01 | 106.35445 |
| 1994-05-01 | 94.50388 |
| 1994-06-01 | 87.46890 |
| 1994-07-01 | 75.43205 |
| 1994-08-01 | 88.99729 |
| 1994-09-01 | 85.29350 |
| 1994-10-01 | 61.68622 |
| 1994-11-01 | 94.68728 |
| 1994-12-01 | 94.76319 |
| 1995-01-01 | 122.40638 |
| 1995-02-01 | 100.51556 |
| 1995-03-01 | 86.48618 |
| 1995-04-01 | 65.99556 |
| 1995-05-01 | 67.30166 |
| 1995-06-01 | 75.82339 |
| 1995-07-01 | 81.65294 |
| 1995-08-01 | 55.88801 |
| 1995-09-01 | 70.38092 |
| 1995-10-01 | 79.90552 |
| 1995-11-01 | 101.20012 |
| 1995-12-01 | 90.67061 |
| 1996-01-01 | 101.57822 |
| 1996-02-01 | 82.02139 |
| 1996-03-01 | 76.63046 |
| 1996-04-01 | 70.88106 |
| 1996-05-01 | 62.10961 |
| 1996-06-01 | 82.24294 |
| 1996-07-01 | 69.69367 |
| 1996-08-01 | 88.64742 |
| 1996-09-01 | 78.98076 |
| 1996-10-01 | 55.67024 |
| 1996-11-01 | 74.37120 |
| 1996-12-01 | 67.17335 |
| 1997-01-01 | 75.44552 |
| 1997-02-01 | 92.08614 |
| 1997-03-01 | 70.45269 |
| 1997-04-01 | 71.10444 |
| 1997-05-01 | 75.86950 |
| 1997-06-01 | 84.47805 |
| 1997-07-01 | 76.70620 |
| 1997-08-01 | 58.91503 |
| 1997-09-01 | 54.41430 |
| 1997-10-01 | 92.92956 |
| 1997-11-01 | 85.98281 |
| 1997-12-01 | 103.69953 |
| 1998-01-01 | 107.95376 |
| 1998-02-01 | 101.14947 |
| 1998-03-01 | 83.34761 |
| 1998-04-01 | 74.45728 |
| 1998-05-01 | 80.12714 |
| 1998-06-01 | 80.88773 |
| 1998-07-01 | 101.41852 |
| 1998-08-01 | 130.46704 |
| 1998-09-01 | 169.03727 |
| 1998-10-01 | 145.02323 |
| 1998-11-01 | 113.50475 |
| 1998-12-01 | 110.89498 |
| 1999-01-01 | 123.32284 |
| 1999-02-01 | 94.99628 |
| 1999-03-01 | 67.02757 |
| 1999-04-01 | 69.78789 |
| 1999-05-01 | 64.77646 |
| 1999-06-01 | 74.92562 |
| 1999-07-01 | 86.52994 |
| 1999-08-01 | 77.02534 |
| 1999-09-01 | 77.49835 |
| 1999-10-01 | 65.33708 |
| 1999-11-01 | 76.31718 |
| 1999-12-01 | 79.32243 |
| 2000-01-01 | 88.98869 |
| 2000-02-01 | 73.36520 |
| 2000-03-01 | 73.29862 |
| 2000-04-01 | 70.59974 |
| 2000-05-01 | 118.14321 |
| 2000-06-01 | 109.58423 |
| 2000-07-01 | 86.65835 |
| 2000-08-01 | 58.90646 |
| 2000-09-01 | 73.55099 |
| 2000-10-01 | 89.91345 |
| 2000-11-01 | 166.18403 |
| 2000-12-01 | 149.44850 |
| 2001-01-01 | 142.61412 |
| 2001-02-01 | 128.62566 |
| 2001-03-01 | 137.37416 |
| 2001-04-01 | 148.75800 |
| 2001-05-01 | 117.43626 |
| 2001-06-01 | 93.46123 |
| 2001-07-01 | 120.29459 |
| 2001-08-01 | 95.39997 |
| 2001-09-01 | 272.76447 |
| 2001-10-01 | 247.29425 |
| 2001-11-01 | 172.48883 |
| 2001-12-01 | 149.70893 |
| 2002-01-01 | 148.44973 |
| 2002-02-01 | 104.60943 |
| 2002-03-01 | 97.51300 |
| 2002-04-01 | 106.16465 |
| 2002-05-01 | 98.64004 |
| 2002-06-01 | 111.14995 |
| 2002-07-01 | 139.66112 |
| 2002-08-01 | 136.11907 |
| 2002-09-01 | 149.84821 |
| 2002-10-01 | 128.97361 |
| 2002-11-01 | 162.22141 |
| 2002-12-01 | 160.41132 |
| 2003-01-01 | 185.59163 |
| 2003-02-01 | 161.75977 |
| 2003-03-01 | 224.64720 |
| 2003-04-01 | 176.57987 |
| 2003-05-01 | 122.30983 |
| 2003-06-01 | 110.69554 |
| 2003-07-01 | 103.74825 |
| 2003-08-01 | 91.71418 |
| 2003-09-01 | 109.55396 |
| 2003-10-01 | 78.58599 |
| 2003-11-01 | 78.69610 |
| 2003-12-01 | 90.34359 |
| 2004-01-01 | 88.27760 |
| 2004-02-01 | 88.90149 |
| 2004-03-01 | 84.33090 |
| 2004-04-01 | 79.72692 |
| 2004-05-01 | 97.20804 |
| 2004-06-01 | 85.27449 |
| 2004-07-01 | 88.95650 |
| 2004-08-01 | 84.44988 |
| 2004-09-01 | 108.50958 |
| 2004-10-01 | 118.34145 |
| 2004-11-01 | 96.69577 |
| 2004-12-01 | 66.53288 |
| 2005-01-01 | 66.73433 |
| 2005-02-01 | 51.69569 |
| 2005-03-01 | 49.30864 |
| 2005-04-01 | 78.39587 |
| 2005-05-01 | 75.09077 |
| 2005-06-01 | 82.00559 |
| 2005-07-01 | 71.93955 |
| 2005-08-01 | 59.61723 |
| 2005-09-01 | 105.76986 |
| 2005-10-01 | 79.83000 |
| 2005-11-01 | 60.06785 |
| 2005-12-01 | 70.02676 |
| 2006-01-01 | 75.07924 |
| 2006-02-01 | 69.49175 |
| 2006-03-01 | 55.00807 |
| 2006-04-01 | 81.65172 |
| 2006-05-01 | 67.80980 |
| 2006-06-01 | 82.58628 |
| 2006-07-01 | 84.47446 |
| 2006-08-01 | 71.51509 |
| 2006-09-01 | 61.75135 |
| 2006-10-01 | 55.62951 |
| 2006-11-01 | 49.59913 |
| 2006-12-01 | 51.03904 |
| 2007-01-01 | 74.51003 |
| 2007-02-01 | 50.86003 |
| 2007-03-01 | 72.52987 |
| 2007-04-01 | 59.84139 |
| 2007-05-01 | 71.13732 |
| 2007-06-01 | 68.75923 |
| 2007-07-01 | 44.78275 |
| 2007-08-01 | 90.00730 |
| 2007-09-01 | 109.89266 |
| 2007-10-01 | 90.64008 |
| 2007-11-01 | 106.56617 |
| 2007-12-01 | 116.99090 |
| 2008-01-01 | 177.04221 |
| 2008-02-01 | 108.31474 |
| 2008-03-01 | 114.47458 |
| 2008-04-01 | 98.19770 |
| 2008-05-01 | 88.67343 |
| 2008-06-01 | 89.13688 |
| 2008-07-01 | 115.10272 |
| 2008-08-01 | 81.16308 |
| 2008-09-01 | 238.17187 |
| 2008-10-01 | 241.77228 |
| 2008-11-01 | 162.71338 |
| 2008-12-01 | 157.82868 |
| 2009-01-01 | 184.81783 |
| 2009-02-01 | 202.54797 |
| 2009-03-01 | 167.99122 |
| 2009-04-01 | 107.92725 |
| 2009-05-01 | 125.94462 |
| 2009-06-01 | 112.47264 |
| 2009-07-01 | 104.35511 |
| 2009-08-01 | 111.17434 |
| 2009-09-01 | 99.00964 |
| 2009-10-01 | 86.24176 |
| 2009-11-01 | 99.77927 |
| 2009-12-01 | 108.39609 |
| 2010-01-01 | 136.86386 |
| 2010-02-01 | 116.72156 |
| 2010-03-01 | 124.68751 |
| 2010-04-01 | 123.70220 |
| 2010-05-01 | 147.76326 |
| 2010-06-01 | 129.73220 |
| 2010-07-01 | 196.94725 |
| 2010-08-01 | 127.22817 |
| 2010-09-01 | 186.74125 |
| 2010-10-01 | 154.76274 |
| 2010-11-01 | 175.04428 |
| 2010-12-01 | 151.55333 |
| 2011-01-01 | 111.49282 |
| 2011-02-01 | 104.56237 |
| 2011-03-01 | 153.84173 |
| 2011-04-01 | 124.84659 |
| 2011-05-01 | 84.54916 |
| 2011-06-01 | 139.03790 |
| 2011-07-01 | 207.16031 |
| 2011-08-01 | 283.66557 |
| 2011-09-01 | 214.42611 |
| 2011-10-01 | 137.83925 |
| 2011-11-01 | 143.71456 |
| 2011-12-01 | 183.08861 |
| 2012-01-01 | 154.41802 |
| 2012-02-01 | 119.43544 |
| 2012-03-01 | 98.74811 |
| 2012-04-01 | 96.96967 |
| 2012-05-01 | 135.87985 |
| 2012-06-01 | 197.46098 |
| 2012-07-01 | 180.80354 |
| 2012-08-01 | 142.95530 |
| 2012-09-01 | 182.10719 |
| 2012-10-01 | 166.12840 |
| 2012-11-01 | 205.86466 |
| 2012-12-01 | 214.95195 |
| 2013-01-01 | 199.35894 |
| 2013-02-01 | 128.56251 |
| 2013-03-01 | 146.11586 |
| 2013-04-01 | 135.44059 |
| 2013-05-01 | 109.02804 |
| 2013-06-01 | 126.62587 |
| 2013-07-01 | 91.43749 |
| 2013-08-01 | 108.75838 |
| 2013-09-01 | 179.88974 |
| 2013-10-01 | 225.37331 |
| 2013-11-01 | 89.91517 |
| 2013-12-01 | 115.02074 |
| 2014-01-01 | 107.70513 |
| 2014-02-01 | 93.36930 |
| 2014-03-01 | 101.01873 |
| 2014-04-01 | 96.99343 |
| 2014-05-01 | 102.01504 |
| 2014-06-01 | 85.96847 |
| 2014-07-01 | 78.50599 |
| 2014-08-01 | 63.87734 |
| 2014-09-01 | 86.21660 |
| 2014-10-01 | 113.33458 |
| 2014-11-01 | 93.18594 |
| 2014-12-01 | 87.41533 |
| 2015-01-01 | 120.54423 |
| 2015-02-01 | 87.60947 |
| 2015-03-01 | 95.97896 |
| 2015-04-01 | 103.54496 |
| 2015-05-01 | 102.31870 |
| 2015-06-01 | 115.88029 |
| 2015-07-01 | 98.73479 |
| 2015-08-01 | 156.50363 |
| 2015-09-01 | 171.93268 |
| 2015-10-01 | 110.70194 |
| 2015-11-01 | 89.58371 |
| 2015-12-01 | 101.96343 |
| 2016-01-01 | 154.85733 |
| 2016-02-01 | 148.32179 |
| 2016-03-01 | 130.49016 |
| 2016-04-01 | 96.41342 |
| 2016-05-01 | 96.22233 |
| 2016-06-01 | 233.95610 |
| 2016-07-01 | 164.45840 |
| 2016-08-01 | 106.88562 |
| 2016-09-01 | 86.34354 |
| 2016-10-01 | 108.06412 |
| 2016-11-01 | 254.10133 |
| 2016-12-01 | 161.42479 |
| 2017-01-01 | 195.04063 |
| 2017-02-01 | 177.77772 |
| 2017-03-01 | 154.60970 |
| 2017-04-01 | 157.67652 |
| 2017-05-01 | 129.88806 |
| 2017-06-01 | 120.63846 |
| 2017-07-01 | 141.13833 |
| 2017-08-01 | 137.85970 |
| 2017-09-01 | 116.62002 |
| 2017-10-01 | 125.86584 |
| 2017-11-01 | 111.28269 |
| 2017-12-01 | 140.35018 |
| 2018-01-01 | 160.96720 |
| 2018-02-01 | 114.75556 |
| 2018-03-01 | 187.09589 |
| 2018-04-01 | 139.03539 |
| 2018-05-01 | 162.27670 |
| 2018-06-01 | 134.40277 |
| 2018-07-01 | 176.20508 |
| 2018-08-01 | 114.96137 |
| 2018-09-01 | 120.98519 |
| 2018-10-01 | 136.11465 |
| 2018-11-01 | 164.94220 |
| 2018-12-01 | 226.57689 |
| 2019-01-01 | 284.13594 |
| 2019-02-01 | 123.63929 |
| 2019-03-01 | 180.63170 |
| 2019-04-01 | 109.68637 |
| 2019-05-01 | 160.85815 |
| 2019-06-01 | 207.99137 |
| 2019-07-01 | 207.74546 |
| 2019-08-01 | 282.52293 |
| 2019-09-01 | 186.64070 |
| 2019-10-01 | 159.51139 |
| 2019-11-01 | 170.48034 |
| 2019-12-01 | 190.50493 |
| 2020-01-01 | 164.75531 |
| 2020-02-01 | 216.19121 |
| 2020-03-01 | 425.77917 |
| 2020-04-01 | 400.94474 |
| 2020-05-01 | 503.96334 |
| 2020-06-01 | 300.24017 |
| 2020-07-01 | 427.91537 |
| 2020-08-01 | 263.47143 |
| 2020-09-01 | 252.58784 |
| 2020-10-01 | 305.76663 |
| 2020-11-01 | 327.60960 |
| 2020-12-01 | 326.61663 |
| 2021-01-01 | 261.30613 |
| 2021-02-01 | 187.51962 |
| 2021-03-01 | 166.78553 |
| 2021-04-01 | 141.30017 |
| 2021-05-01 | 172.09621 |
| 2021-06-01 | 149.13127 |
| 2021-07-01 | 182.17141 |
| 2021-08-01 | 157.19521 |
| 2021-09-01 | 171.30045 |
| 2021-10-01 | 136.92024 |
| 2021-11-01 | 175.87288 |
| 2021-12-01 | 201.43367 |
| 2022-01-01 | 155.27966 |
| 2022-02-01 | 140.44250 |
| 2022-03-01 | 229.24474 |
| 2022-04-01 | 168.82775 |
| 2022-05-01 | 190.45302 |
| 2022-06-01 | 152.81057 |
| 2022-07-01 | 222.78994 |
| 2022-08-01 | 183.03483 |
| 2022-09-01 | 201.73849 |
| 2022-10-01 | 207.27533 |
| 2022-11-01 | 210.37489 |
| 2022-12-01 | 150.03712 |
| 2023-01-01 | 161.42711 |
| 2023-02-01 | 152.96728 |
| 2023-03-01 | 200.48994 |
| 2023-04-01 | 165.41756 |
| 2023-05-01 | 205.17646 |
| 2023-06-01 | 179.30804 |
| 2023-07-01 | 132.71063 |
| 2023-08-01 | 76.84422 |
| 2023-09-01 | 117.69878 |
| 2023-10-01 | 133.59407 |
| 2023-11-01 | 140.67720 |
| 2023-12-01 | 107.00158 |
| 2024-01-01 | 131.27368 |
| 2024-02-01 | 106.51287 |
| 2024-03-01 | 116.71150 |
| 2024-04-01 | 139.41202 |
| 2024-05-01 | 123.60752 |
| 2024-06-01 | 144.17842 |
| 2024-07-01 | 144.93680 |
| 2024-08-01 | 138.36643 |
| 2024-09-01 | 127.39912 |
| 2024-10-01 | 114.77306 |
| 2024-11-01 | 236.26724 |
