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: Fiscal Policy (Taxes OR Spending) Series ID: EPUFISCAL 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 2024-04-01 Last Updated: 2024-06-03 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 1985-01-01 292.614556499323160 1985-02-01 164.235535905408170 1985-03-01 108.828814887438910 1985-04-01 104.737330617375420 1985-05-01 134.839966510645270 1985-06-01 197.689902102929380 1985-07-01 134.149292904952920 1985-08-01 118.875539775055960 1985-09-01 81.798703789665480 1985-10-01 108.075155224733830 1985-11-01 96.548438073786560 1985-12-01 150.938953197260450 1986-01-01 160.303591277863830 1986-02-01 242.366917507665560 1986-03-01 118.540056507965500 1986-04-01 112.836501982452300 1986-05-01 108.681314383356010 1986-06-01 164.654039009160900 1986-07-01 174.437719141435450 1986-08-01 194.710128359712030 1986-09-01 221.741805236624340 1986-10-01 154.850624788316500 1986-11-01 103.249305622123290 1986-12-01 122.031566465680900 1987-01-01 150.165364854818420 1987-02-01 70.180302862434020 1987-03-01 101.986062669411770 1987-04-01 93.480741314650300 1987-05-01 79.848457503285870 1987-06-01 80.815321901850650 1987-07-01 60.576958229400550 1987-08-01 56.598255254784070 1987-09-01 65.034839689199590 1987-10-01 243.679937445608600 1987-11-01 253.129257286843230 1987-12-01 160.974773740822310 1988-01-01 250.935307234005400 1988-02-01 99.768735996619430 1988-03-01 73.794054942753620 1988-04-01 77.515708914829490 1988-05-01 78.328612848455260 1988-06-01 69.955945095427450 1988-07-01 79.294324519664470 1988-08-01 58.277031068556650 1988-09-01 74.197602315367290 1988-10-01 77.788625596083110 1988-11-01 159.905130936214220 1988-12-01 98.704144910084050 1989-01-01 144.261803787427370 1989-02-01 79.424596913607790 1989-03-01 55.410952514129670 1989-04-01 72.764532202310260 1989-05-01 65.075287829328870 1989-06-01 45.413198580879100 1989-07-01 75.393102351765120 1989-08-01 67.417053342447290 1989-09-01 35.456925253231550 1989-10-01 78.487638551172720 1989-11-01 59.953541492710180 1989-12-01 91.195475917561780 1990-01-01 117.242937940272640 1990-02-01 95.329080475286490 1990-03-01 66.303895188569870 1990-04-01 75.144286689190270 1990-05-01 72.544061014825200 1990-06-01 68.286704244408370 1990-07-01 99.780026827966130 1990-08-01 146.051610178737970 1990-09-01 207.723533784909600 1990-10-01 266.349096535306200 1990-11-01 202.528848566662730 1990-12-01 135.648709894863000 1991-01-01 271.284841283283400 1991-02-01 158.383451390297500 1991-03-01 78.838398547321490 1991-04-01 68.090605188733920 1991-05-01 60.369216655212625 1991-06-01 67.625593607321580 1991-07-01 92.066653758748050 1991-08-01 69.303753327241620 1991-09-01 72.309371803303390 1991-10-01 101.251903678289680 1991-11-01 208.744215759656640 1991-12-01 167.842863059258720 1992-01-01 213.359682316945820 1992-02-01 180.242438576559920 1992-03-01 122.961451834801210 1992-04-01 76.151703654464030 1992-05-01 93.998750029062380 1992-06-01 89.490978723927680 1992-07-01 118.917000147283260 1992-08-01 174.903434495932200 1992-09-01 151.885639835648620 1992-10-01 222.413366672683300 1992-11-01 166.990866130460570 1992-12-01 85.905043558017800 1993-01-01 134.721935772719060 1993-02-01 164.764010706302700 1993-03-01 130.795550449662360 1993-04-01 114.143666596141370 1993-05-01 209.215038925441230 1993-06-01 159.729921651235120 1993-07-01 154.434218842736020 1993-08-01 176.799284587171140 1993-09-01 107.351957687818550 1993-10-01 57.516905344656120 1993-11-01 64.560066070435170 1993-12-01 65.110048126067610 1994-01-01 86.414764325746860 1994-02-01 66.165828982674100 1994-03-01 47.141233792880996 1994-04-01 59.137096312861340 1994-05-01 57.169448919430930 1994-06-01 48.012045236197615 1994-07-01 49.950392193449900 1994-08-01 47.782521306647710 1994-09-01 51.666438544503805 1994-10-01 74.028228138312230 1994-11-01 111.574382411200330 1994-12-01 78.692518580625550 1995-01-01 121.835972356986550 1995-02-01 112.407510938033500 1995-03-01 93.911657139298580 1995-04-01 54.819813370435000 1995-05-01 50.594151137935780 1995-06-01 80.001194051955650 1995-07-01 66.426089275001420 1995-08-01 33.045077229587080 1995-09-01 55.286472253631630 1995-10-01 85.659400060460750 1995-11-01 120.043444638853490 1995-12-01 150.724426845348000 1996-01-01 154.169234426719980 1996-02-01 104.923918123234900 1996-03-01 80.047332864439770 1996-04-01 73.170577814027150 1996-05-01 64.958133433643600 1996-06-01 60.116848658174890 1996-07-01 34.550421602489600 1996-08-01 80.600942483281560 1996-09-01 47.787976211533710 1996-10-01 73.852071356303680 1996-11-01 74.333029076164410 1996-12-01 47.965794885324080 1997-01-01 85.097703060673710 1997-02-01 58.863487065321630 1997-03-01 35.761769306471190 1997-04-01 37.660681270968980 1997-05-01 70.057140634734310 1997-06-01 62.083963205048360 1997-07-01 46.855546038974424 1997-08-01 64.442860600056960 1997-09-01 42.517519928969510 1997-10-01 46.865196122360760 1997-11-01 51.922067628759460 1997-12-01 47.742052568153420 1998-01-01 88.905919781336450 1998-02-01 61.085147423812390 1998-03-01 88.937048072156360 1998-04-01 69.710827473589480 1998-05-01 46.113808667801095 1998-06-01 70.425065699897190 1998-07-01 59.467698089595860 1998-08-01 60.527742508479996 1998-09-01 104.249081014538160 1998-10-01 98.104109585273450 1998-11-01 57.808212056748810 1998-12-01 55.111333100501724 1999-01-01 114.783433228530980 1999-02-01 50.271965164099250 1999-03-01 45.070013223650136 1999-04-01 46.157985481593600 1999-05-01 29.109285277408600 1999-06-01 43.962545015374495 1999-07-01 77.873569729948460 1999-08-01 44.771925326102680 1999-09-01 30.348252994040950 1999-10-01 36.555441060775100 1999-11-01 33.664192970304164 1999-12-01 48.478248190002660 2000-01-01 57.207068064897560 2000-02-01 62.620952428873930 2000-03-01 45.940766610348334 2000-04-01 46.787095264757816 2000-05-01 48.271672867102020 2000-06-01 36.065202914227946 2000-07-01 36.768926801916315 2000-08-01 25.866951570424156 2000-09-01 45.018659555856700 2000-10-01 60.735350633221090 2000-11-01 94.583272149605480 2000-12-01 120.577744567838580 2001-01-01 114.541532773336670 2001-02-01 161.344377339662940 2001-03-01 153.580493328626000 2001-04-01 94.330567892225960 2001-05-01 102.970884295108920 2001-06-01 61.817666611311566 2001-07-01 96.650398295901330 2001-08-01 80.439257124370440 2001-09-01 198.513684208995410 2001-10-01 274.393497865504340 2001-11-01 178.865960401745750 2001-12-01 122.151328614141560 2002-01-01 172.928864676044400 2002-02-01 86.598189073560100 2002-03-01 82.610242915624570 2002-04-01 72.455588096589300 2002-05-01 76.245490853622360 2002-06-01 81.155683350601120 2002-07-01 116.470101776545230 2002-08-01 78.155878574267260 2002-09-01 102.007512910080380 2002-10-01 97.304103511502160 2002-11-01 134.741821730295440 2002-12-01 169.628287967753470 2003-01-01 257.457743455892600 2003-02-01 253.487290301634300 2003-03-01 238.302275256094730 2003-04-01 167.867488052131400 2003-05-01 158.836718846310160 2003-06-01 112.382303093931780 2003-07-01 89.344778095646360 2003-08-01 102.390029075267050 2003-09-01 99.116237466035290 2003-10-01 82.708309634554980 2003-11-01 73.585898074059050 2003-12-01 82.295428059044600 2004-01-01 131.218912783008850 2004-02-01 111.195338770920970 2004-03-01 73.432602809542220 2004-04-01 64.598982627487980 2004-05-01 62.954304090445580 2004-06-01 62.701840619068600 2004-07-01 52.982985768908410 2004-08-01 61.226073018678740 2004-09-01 63.297006108918150 2004-10-01 131.917130854650050 2004-11-01 79.845670417938400 2004-12-01 37.244509863707755 2005-01-01 66.560897396243900 2005-02-01 66.452215600240960 2005-03-01 64.212629338646170 2005-04-01 59.055490973882210 2005-05-01 50.465901564530040 2005-06-01 42.217671270752334 2005-07-01 30.469700000227984 2005-08-01 42.781952063667620 2005-09-01 50.153396363771790 2005-10-01 49.169525888589980 2005-11-01 51.757551795501830 2005-12-01 38.597002958698980 2006-01-01 54.015841016434265 2006-02-01 45.973550566560210 2006-03-01 42.483828201099850 2006-04-01 60.018955367462980 2006-05-01 44.259026232394490 2006-06-01 35.988678889166380 2006-07-01 37.956071055522820 2006-08-01 35.106521226864230 2006-09-01 23.052064764235144 2006-10-01 39.110985456976770 2006-11-01 44.044176590489660 2006-12-01 38.443528705252780 2007-01-01 52.472174457357560 2007-02-01 35.011833562992580 2007-03-01 39.432189608109180 2007-04-01 35.619897839356430 2007-05-01 52.972520765075465 2007-06-01 44.283052378284150 2007-07-01 28.495918271485150 2007-08-01 43.123299643165765 2007-09-01 38.863004728349270 2007-10-01 42.178073975844440 2007-11-01 37.924714758373610 2007-12-01 75.989115390627060 2008-01-01 189.870377269841730 2008-02-01 114.526969907131910 2008-03-01 94.107516569175150 2008-04-01 75.386027173241120 2008-05-01 87.251669546168980 2008-06-01 75.844236238309380 2008-07-01 83.428123027220930 2008-08-01 81.620451620468170 2008-09-01 110.286905310180360 2008-10-01 243.728051586233450 2008-11-01 186.991463693906180 2008-12-01 142.452934745385050 2009-01-01 214.767031090237300 2009-02-01 280.112369636417040 2009-03-01 185.804754495486120 2009-04-01 119.391657575419520 2009-05-01 101.924682833058200 2009-06-01 107.171899793952110 2009-07-01 121.025135515960090 2009-08-01 70.918202881733400 2009-09-01 74.994865282712310 2009-10-01 82.660679516230830 2009-11-01 99.655519058252000 2009-12-01 127.936476759360810 2010-01-01 166.646371017514580 2010-02-01 154.914662195972000 2010-03-01 108.555879129467210 2010-04-01 89.356970019550330 2010-05-01 110.206813909770940 2010-06-01 143.619428088285130 2010-07-01 185.670835702312400 2010-08-01 191.333677764783150 2010-09-01 258.334874246581360 2010-10-01 332.493007034266440 2010-11-01 228.178818663691860 2010-12-01 206.721554357167180 2011-01-01 166.607522156639450 2011-02-01 118.062184928940340 2011-03-01 134.388743621725150 2011-04-01 138.736694911959200 2011-05-01 109.392386779501650 2011-06-01 138.416235946128400 2011-07-01 285.895280513141800 2011-08-01 322.082305600639500 2011-09-01 276.262044283698000 2011-10-01 130.408403756310500 2011-11-01 149.967569881319630 2011-12-01 210.209422419446380 2012-01-01 180.032351870235630 2012-02-01 120.161511738888210 2012-03-01 87.924208793058260 2012-04-01 94.930683743129400 2012-05-01 139.348460910235760 2012-06-01 191.347523841668080 2012-07-01 218.770352618011300 2012-08-01 188.981626101907300 2012-09-01 201.772548951062400 2012-10-01 266.044305615278230 2012-11-01 372.089843354104300 2012-12-01 374.307149419256700 2013-01-01 320.726473234922400 2013-02-01 203.959797292033600 2013-03-01 187.646591066650470 2013-04-01 90.063541243199070 2013-05-01 76.215273472146780 2013-06-01 79.968223911462970 2013-07-01 78.135820965330400 2013-08-01 85.880887134496250 2013-09-01 119.317583891392190 2013-10-01 268.619651252778200 2013-11-01 76.772258039949110 2013-12-01 100.146582037009550 2014-01-01 110.188592335032180 2014-02-01 82.553324929684240 2014-03-01 63.419564363868005 2014-04-01 57.503316563949010 2014-05-01 62.759583862946170 2014-06-01 60.586915858219850 2014-07-01 68.222639917758910 2014-08-01 43.349670145032100 2014-09-01 50.090619893526360 2014-10-01 67.916162755964630 2014-11-01 68.390203851564350 2014-12-01 67.706369519418220 2015-01-01 86.931159048787560 2015-02-01 55.684038621940120 2015-03-01 66.835195096595870 2015-04-01 42.880792982647860 2015-05-01 64.945752551327250 2015-06-01 65.418659003376330 2015-07-01 61.789196489760364 2015-08-01 53.297321361360800 2015-09-01 41.327089853170460 2015-10-01 52.541729671939210 2015-11-01 41.142623057574870 2015-12-01 50.997789656474270 2016-01-01 68.611712863482600 2016-02-01 68.267790532838750 2016-03-01 61.907563448647510 2016-04-01 41.965261842768285 2016-05-01 53.487728797707085 2016-06-01 67.836379667210700 2016-07-01 67.380288470916260 2016-08-01 68.250030333382580 2016-09-01 41.258545332974440 2016-10-01 74.638247992361120 2016-11-01 141.444178896997900 2016-12-01 160.904926485709070 2017-01-01 167.871981381239240 2017-02-01 121.357979329018550 2017-03-01 106.696383903649290 2017-04-01 110.424034397216660 2017-05-01 106.825159522534000 2017-06-01 88.483389149125980 2017-07-01 110.067923328730600 2017-08-01 83.118138101542530 2017-09-01 83.790732582839720 2017-10-01 83.031036452803390 2017-11-01 138.363237078192400 2017-12-01 134.873955053911830 2018-01-01 132.602980973734760 2018-02-01 100.590254836694200 2018-03-01 80.343315101431240 2018-04-01 96.291803147225050 2018-05-01 91.738550957557350 2018-06-01 111.631363076473380 2018-07-01 107.255661077175330 2018-08-01 82.926142608293490 2018-09-01 66.617003629432260 2018-10-01 107.661686390906470 2018-11-01 88.851928687510370 2018-12-01 113.927085954040500 2019-01-01 143.381454832030070 2019-02-01 97.213678918465380 2019-03-01 106.746655916228660 2019-04-01 72.189909240422270 2019-05-01 101.473168597208070 2019-06-01 129.339431047556020 2019-07-01 62.911601921093040 2019-08-01 157.164011996363000 2019-09-01 98.393808869357760 2019-10-01 82.586605349395950 2019-11-01 71.277459336203020 2019-12-01 108.751823974275340 2020-01-01 94.720913477326600 2020-02-01 110.069065082428510 2020-03-01 290.501086761919900 2020-04-01 433.293459490970240 2020-05-01 403.952332420619770 2020-06-01 255.967591070328520 2020-07-01 269.043006006103300 2020-08-01 272.427880689023300 2020-09-01 208.264956846077520 2020-10-01 282.096032336274730 2020-11-01 230.066753962267800 2020-12-01 218.270545037830300 2021-01-01 212.324448048226830 2021-02-01 146.583732852741780 2021-03-01 194.509809914091680 2021-04-01 132.213804394147600 2021-05-01 153.807747190584700 2021-06-01 116.289115064994100 2021-07-01 143.097512433844630 2021-08-01 104.860969612717700 2021-09-01 129.591741063761870 2021-10-01 112.596299021497390 2021-11-01 153.819402416236360 2021-12-01 124.438382659367780 2022-01-01 103.554134972336190 2022-02-01 102.321483605914540 2022-03-01 159.525148938440600 2022-04-01 103.935894990585300 2022-05-01 109.103800638592220 2022-06-01 127.603919096588800 2022-07-01 117.834774611885890 2022-08-01 102.997343583031440 2022-09-01 66.999427345881860 2022-10-01 111.737300359655990 2022-11-01 119.515109872963420 2022-12-01 95.102685322570010 2023-01-01 154.594725388964320 2023-02-01 111.365905443716310 2023-03-01 106.447613588270460 2023-04-01 135.023059306417850 2023-05-01 227.029640521160840 2023-06-01 114.850088715304840 2023-07-01 74.996015973310920 2023-08-01 66.237937750020830 2023-09-01 72.804496482961640 2023-10-01 87.693002692467420 2023-11-01 75.354030449176020 2023-12-01 102.966423240248160 2024-01-01 87.739066395265440 2024-02-01 98.626321932090020 2024-03-01 87.908667700517950 2024-04-01 82.608836850225090