Federal Reserve Economic Data

World Uncertainty Index: Western Hemisphere (WUIWEST)

Observation:

Q3 2024: 26,126.760 (+ more)   Updated: Oct 15, 2024 2:48 PM CDT
Q3 2024:  26,126.760  
Q2 2024:  23,887.810  
Q1 2024:  28,248.070  
Q4 2023:  30,683.000  
Q3 2023:  17,759.060  
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Units:

Index,
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Quarterly

NOTES

Source: Ahir, Hites

Source: Bloom, Nick

Source: Furceri, Davide

Release: World Uncertainty Index  

Units:  Index, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Quarterly

Notes:

The World Uncertainty Index determines uncertainty using the frequency of the selfsame word in the quarterly Economist Intelligence Unit country reports.

Please see Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom and Davide Furceri (2018), 'The World Uncertainty Index' for additional explanation.

Suggested Citation:

Ahir, Hites, Bloom, Nick and Furceri, Davide, World Uncertainty Index: Western Hemisphere [WUIWEST], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WUIWEST, .

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