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: Monetary policy Series ID: EPUMONETARY 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 2024-03-01 Last Updated: 2024-05-01 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 1985-01-01 270.469227973490830 1985-02-01 219.835677403378900 1985-03-01 119.034522104052000 1985-04-01 122.044760132853170 1985-05-01 107.573580288219290 1985-06-01 156.643015891498640 1985-07-01 173.407584149220300 1985-08-01 111.330822409544880 1985-09-01 113.589920277075040 1985-10-01 69.607237642870440 1985-11-01 70.245579235213800 1985-12-01 112.563851557133940 1986-01-01 119.547600340747820 1986-02-01 190.259935499526600 1986-03-01 104.977532220871780 1986-04-01 120.613085088232510 1986-05-01 148.362532167287180 1986-06-01 162.770763159322300 1986-07-01 183.820327470709800 1986-08-01 132.992898757753400 1986-09-01 166.755234171763620 1986-10-01 73.603281008701630 1986-11-01 58.412989521027924 1986-12-01 79.135610453951290 1987-01-01 124.159435999001720 1987-02-01 37.383917832366535 1987-03-01 58.161134250773700 1987-04-01 93.713849143812670 1987-05-01 98.871459380270760 1987-06-01 137.081589431246930 1987-07-01 59.499727447039290 1987-08-01 24.436541412881596 1987-09-01 64.666956503489100 1987-10-01 353.299968356497900 1987-11-01 289.594995322339400 1987-12-01 216.724075165273040 1988-01-01 268.196169338120500 1988-02-01 142.518958760594470 1988-03-01 46.637684378532484 1988-04-01 77.709005612919380 1988-05-01 61.195774083576960 1988-06-01 64.501299217900920 1988-07-01 59.134334679596270 1988-08-01 110.963058208185500 1988-09-01 69.613007267928810 1988-10-01 103.528123410524880 1988-11-01 176.599896485965900 1988-12-01 109.470320125826260 1989-01-01 94.234438703544410 1989-02-01 60.876805353870290 1989-03-01 47.022873941698920 1989-04-01 67.464213285078070 1989-05-01 78.505029512063100 1989-06-01 119.271556127807610 1989-07-01 103.332375668247700 1989-08-01 74.322183217197730 1989-09-01 51.415518776779095 1989-10-01 95.285860037187790 1989-11-01 67.410131191540230 1989-12-01 91.161947965333440 1990-01-01 128.502655517677030 1990-02-01 75.274278015033460 1990-03-01 55.476701212290570 1990-04-01 49.948172434317385 1990-05-01 58.804647021713230 1990-06-01 58.901574540201196 1990-07-01 77.436566023273410 1990-08-01 197.200858825492450 1990-09-01 162.943818346405000 1990-10-01 170.255852428316730 1990-11-01 178.202401535677520 1990-12-01 145.671895334907300 1991-01-01 343.668840014688670 1991-02-01 172.323303320599800 1991-03-01 176.382973442615540 1991-04-01 117.593652739464830 1991-05-01 52.783000046377890 1991-06-01 48.239583135437170 1991-07-01 96.672427587286340 1991-08-01 82.485243164993660 1991-09-01 96.219570912398240 1991-10-01 111.793083351074470 1991-11-01 201.034097823829820 1991-12-01 160.088757233151230 1992-01-01 160.128045095232660 1992-02-01 160.020410258120140 1992-03-01 95.025306715479960 1992-04-01 71.477952140055950 1992-05-01 48.040744349222095 1992-06-01 86.182084842127520 1992-07-01 173.241679957363970 1992-08-01 141.733109121152270 1992-09-01 195.926227351448700 1992-10-01 195.248482344891980 1992-11-01 117.032596014453560 1992-12-01 57.608232724506180 1993-01-01 55.159939445493760 1993-02-01 101.617309376428000 1993-03-01 82.286412407021660 1993-04-01 55.473736221128710 1993-05-01 105.572907661228640 1993-06-01 137.560919721249920 1993-07-01 132.889006170979540 1993-08-01 145.958730792400620 1993-09-01 40.268958254492430 1993-10-01 56.890540776186086 1993-11-01 57.203348204934210 1993-12-01 38.656475531528955 1994-01-01 63.959911059586126 1994-02-01 65.791548119253080 1994-03-01 104.588883274834360 1994-04-01 159.869500637831830 1994-05-01 160.767757677245560 1994-06-01 69.774511228418750 1994-07-01 73.570484064200340 1994-08-01 100.506639266913130 1994-09-01 51.971550664100214 1994-10-01 61.626534670949300 1994-11-01 126.368501674217460 1994-12-01 86.436056954983850 1995-01-01 185.198070548042400 1995-02-01 166.741320378958080 1995-03-01 96.298564508783470 1995-04-01 49.733089230259850 1995-05-01 39.371442832303714 1995-06-01 120.163278471041720 1995-07-01 88.646503840324390 1995-08-01 35.921198791209186 1995-09-01 32.484478442671210 1995-10-01 42.068066025810020 1995-11-01 93.939242625317200 1995-12-01 176.515702138965820 1996-01-01 138.470960253804720 1996-02-01 57.522703726971564 1996-03-01 68.223881458479610 1996-04-01 29.412272113311130 1996-05-01 57.687862945743130 1996-06-01 71.414743282936930 1996-07-01 92.133809757518140 1996-08-01 42.340758086681370 1996-09-01 68.952247226964970 1996-10-01 45.356486609691075 1996-11-01 31.462774123944500 1996-12-01 60.654919130632784 1997-01-01 53.131184008840180 1997-02-01 19.423842951669506 1997-03-01 60.959100637169264 1997-04-01 65.533380050453840 1997-05-01 75.037356135876920 1997-06-01 54.077908508462960 1997-07-01 24.046708559288636 1997-08-01 75.882228238414780 1997-09-01 16.574509867480300 1997-10-01 80.451104521323400 1997-11-01 53.721401188091434 1997-12-01 59.102627118020810 1998-01-01 120.802011840797520 1998-02-01 137.387205176913480 1998-03-01 54.354529693377910 1998-04-01 56.656894456433150 1998-05-01 60.918927596155460 1998-06-01 58.822420920745685 1998-07-01 83.196373247725750 1998-08-01 146.098799865394900 1998-09-01 239.213940607593900 1998-10-01 157.484030341817570 1998-11-01 148.749079734822170 1998-12-01 87.634045979014870 1999-01-01 109.777871948752970 1999-02-01 37.158917403311000 1999-03-01 49.216544882067150 1999-04-01 34.727287710973770 1999-05-01 30.150648449191460 1999-06-01 58.499432536946486 1999-07-01 89.197753256497790 1999-08-01 77.387583380357040 1999-09-01 64.486941816767260 1999-10-01 64.178098496523280 1999-11-01 56.333896210924530 1999-12-01 115.689649992530080 2000-01-01 47.469651552902704 2000-02-01 53.641941199183634 2000-03-01 49.180638884570090 2000-04-01 86.933870809758370 2000-05-01 95.241344402030880 2000-06-01 88.457608274491790 2000-07-01 43.263773876055830 2000-08-01 55.601949592855256 2000-09-01 82.067337152986080 2000-10-01 70.283546853499540 2000-11-01 227.223424542526150 2000-12-01 210.673822449643040 2001-01-01 166.238645118408750 2001-02-01 171.638325131389500 2001-03-01 133.973022745219450 2001-04-01 155.789215781099240 2001-05-01 114.269656633108070 2001-06-01 61.842786807157836 2001-07-01 89.456187677219840 2001-08-01 90.247699490112940 2001-09-01 407.940883324105200 2001-10-01 337.918330130899500 2001-11-01 197.338191635506380 2001-12-01 96.788719634805860 2002-01-01 137.560525080352050 2002-02-01 60.004622468257150 2002-03-01 103.145397232147400 2002-04-01 57.964062896522485 2002-05-01 103.296836971494570 2002-06-01 68.215989588758860 2002-07-01 114.260220545086770 2002-08-01 131.141992756310460 2002-09-01 178.295776273980780 2002-10-01 120.576719102006070 2002-11-01 206.866962669897400 2002-12-01 165.022715034896320 2003-01-01 171.755271057216360 2003-02-01 283.796951954122100 2003-03-01 300.749648541255850 2003-04-01 155.591337967293330 2003-05-01 121.924839065798680 2003-06-01 67.790867053125030 2003-07-01 51.746649556235106 2003-08-01 84.195473431737750 2003-09-01 53.837816497178100 2003-10-01 33.863715844892390 2003-11-01 30.292232631084158 2003-12-01 60.476482172260454 2004-01-01 94.511929135535230 2004-02-01 53.071842748070026 2004-03-01 38.915768923689086 2004-04-01 57.156985768151000 2004-05-01 92.677839577267060 2004-06-01 114.736082991095540 2004-07-01 73.349092029407100 2004-08-01 95.124585810942650 2004-09-01 71.321652368657720 2004-10-01 107.702230150024090 2004-11-01 78.575511753472720 2004-12-01 28.592294059833076 2005-01-01 77.832832932865780 2005-02-01 31.340544536425046 2005-03-01 42.253277530971760 2005-04-01 68.837308033785650 2005-05-01 60.592869982490214 2005-06-01 61.413514737445400 2005-07-01 56.608191189438540 2005-08-01 42.412581884676160 2005-09-01 126.874366466677800 2005-10-01 80.457187331242580 2005-11-01 32.466095980037096 2005-12-01 78.738176491109980 2006-01-01 62.222410814143004 2006-02-01 60.371621996945270 2006-03-01 46.380760466549760 2006-04-01 57.944577977377960 2006-05-01 95.868123707324140 2006-06-01 91.216925118951270 2006-07-01 120.163635012253620 2006-08-01 134.596937210051040 2006-09-01 35.063340463333255 2006-10-01 36.096559804525530 2006-11-01 48.196542186989150 2006-12-01 17.616228674882336 2007-01-01 44.721732529301290 2007-02-01 27.484564576369806 2007-03-01 59.732663817455084 2007-04-01 31.232594761195553 2007-05-01 36.276646296704534 2007-06-01 42.459964735377845 2007-07-01 25.434320208159250 2007-08-01 148.932935468568870 2007-09-01 154.140904784325100 2007-10-01 122.135963256851350 2007-11-01 94.692151309034070 2007-12-01 125.269311163731710 2008-01-01 238.286637331087660 2008-02-01 102.750519016635720 2008-03-01 161.235677955657220 2008-04-01 88.152478226329720 2008-05-01 48.319723088065395 2008-06-01 51.213192443622845 2008-07-01 94.881147326339730 2008-08-01 66.788994982703900 2008-09-01 202.172092920617220 2008-10-01 181.901939197188300 2008-11-01 142.707739777243900 2008-12-01 113.550947163382630 2009-01-01 71.878530696626510 2009-02-01 145.246626252264260 2009-03-01 93.096141362193050 2009-04-01 71.043635671714900 2009-05-01 88.836010387632580 2009-06-01 44.026066957088400 2009-07-01 46.604605835596830 2009-08-01 46.047404159723050 2009-09-01 71.181066530419500 2009-10-01 30.449256871354830 2009-11-01 108.767068752320800 2009-12-01 71.076937649800950 2010-01-01 107.869463015367090 2010-02-01 80.117036222933300 2010-03-01 44.525996655135934 2010-04-01 42.102836678794790 2010-05-01 54.599113531855870 2010-06-01 102.005010519038680 2010-07-01 159.494038014227930 2010-08-01 133.636767572538560 2010-09-01 108.201429597746850 2010-10-01 109.072936825319370 2010-11-01 114.810834350433150 2010-12-01 77.002850438416900 2011-01-01 44.673727234615480 2011-02-01 41.621630155288850 2011-03-01 70.494720008994260 2011-04-01 62.227224747457925 2011-05-01 55.081514728611080 2011-06-01 91.964038922408360 2011-07-01 160.645572121771040 2011-08-01 231.148968790849100 2011-09-01 122.699025220387630 2011-10-01 75.559267051139760 2011-11-01 78.179022660577080 2011-12-01 88.397720897706350 2012-01-01 76.108389631453280 2012-02-01 71.550143477761250 2012-03-01 30.020061955726998 2012-04-01 62.485962781294460 2012-05-01 61.221843801823760 2012-06-01 131.722010663924100 2012-07-01 123.276343608724000 2012-08-01 107.425566633576950 2012-09-01 136.668487489043970 2012-10-01 89.778905465978600 2012-11-01 126.069810880057730 2012-12-01 104.012225959435380 2013-01-01 97.482620890115770 2013-02-01 77.299029540898970 2013-03-01 74.678109417890310 2013-04-01 34.016665274439994 2013-05-01 35.081088273743460 2013-06-01 55.337060985504520 2013-07-01 51.459549300698114 2013-08-01 76.712853936852700 2013-09-01 93.531160192493830 2013-10-01 159.456108397577700 2013-11-01 67.162741746591950 2013-12-01 95.228253156790250 2014-01-01 76.317073902803050 2014-02-01 44.055515309508664 2014-03-01 45.161977030778680 2014-04-01 25.730116656982560 2014-05-01 30.263870965489176 2014-06-01 18.683325765548470 2014-07-01 42.366430029041425 2014-08-01 34.959716777078064 2014-09-01 45.636219496116870 2014-10-01 41.269543799686630 2014-11-01 32.112688496734400 2014-12-01 37.345418932426980 2015-01-01 51.936287012836495 2015-02-01 36.311795712592070 2015-03-01 33.928112625742850 2015-04-01 35.802208421798480 2015-05-01 31.084366255337540 2015-06-01 33.042617906688300 2015-07-01 52.275351996919895 2015-08-01 74.794612876220230 2015-09-01 104.994401686147630 2015-10-01 63.585852674148676 2015-11-01 35.153725601497040 2015-12-01 60.358449939187390 2016-01-01 55.457204814062890 2016-02-01 65.956618334322270 2016-03-01 50.414938332846120 2016-04-01 37.049863487185910 2016-05-01 39.747923114635020 2016-06-01 170.218743612851650 2016-07-01 116.082366852299270 2016-08-01 65.269161287715350 2016-09-01 39.372485502860070 2016-10-01 54.639368853939345 2016-11-01 111.160610794043920 2016-12-01 86.740440125828300 2017-01-01 86.050677157336300 2017-02-01 99.291875440616900 2017-03-01 50.935573163108785 2017-04-01 36.369818457955320 2017-05-01 42.427305774433485 2017-06-01 47.229380220144870 2017-07-01 38.021581867923610 2017-08-01 23.324618410601573 2017-09-01 35.042654077502820 2017-10-01 47.631550391887800 2017-11-01 21.467146465889684 2017-12-01 26.801664784107903 2018-01-01 31.985083987862538 2018-02-01 43.190992159822834 2018-03-01 27.382045863887946 2018-04-01 30.688175770540337 2018-05-01 29.949786982217667 2018-06-01 29.210499184543640 2018-07-01 62.886103217105450 2018-08-01 41.676662921489400 2018-09-01 20.149981966393970 2018-10-01 34.808538666961870 2018-11-01 42.647344218215970 2018-12-01 151.209858868526820 2019-01-01 144.440163191233700 2019-02-01 68.144171634069540 2019-03-01 55.811510556314740 2019-04-01 34.848305282110310 2019-05-01 52.624133144215016 2019-06-01 146.160134912650220 2019-07-01 100.784230497509970 2019-08-01 276.776170921262460 2019-09-01 128.293004613900650 2019-10-01 91.944440987658040 2019-11-01 65.236537962627120 2019-12-01 91.526315231987180 2020-01-01 86.037604385204530 2020-02-01 97.586915403691850 2020-03-01 304.069276405444800 2020-04-01 204.486134744321620 2020-05-01 181.887075389470230 2020-06-01 165.418697488552480 2020-07-01 116.501127641980530 2020-08-01 91.367556895042210 2020-09-01 124.028642479019210 2020-10-01 108.102129602330100 2020-11-01 146.897536296052830 2020-12-01 80.543581756182000 2021-01-01 71.010760590519080 2021-02-01 46.027753035990010 2021-03-01 62.324932309728620 2021-04-01 29.809130604054896 2021-05-01 49.033461539689796 2021-06-01 64.353109403318310 2021-07-01 76.985763879225270 2021-08-01 52.733141031755260 2021-09-01 79.623123575665900 2021-10-01 65.496234073203150 2021-11-01 53.982102622750660 2021-12-01 153.262015088016080 2022-01-01 156.330381412665900 2022-02-01 110.058188271220420 2022-03-01 189.906695062312850 2022-04-01 131.098800910238230 2022-05-01 149.561050680033650 2022-06-01 138.594294735737380 2022-07-01 161.917595085326160 2022-08-01 120.393476739752160 2022-09-01 149.003731966347300 2022-10-01 204.493689151316720 2022-11-01 195.661123280556920 2022-12-01 163.294743399852050 2023-01-01 304.290451249637670 2023-02-01 131.187173210823520 2023-03-01 212.835216109945920 2023-04-01 161.574090736040970 2023-05-01 263.029801351498630 2023-06-01 117.085797974136170 2023-07-01 129.852173982988200 2023-08-01 135.353328867946860 2023-09-01 85.750832492843670 2023-10-01 185.537277775059660 2023-11-01 132.071135774624420 2023-12-01 194.905268009900170 2024-01-01 109.581726558135120 2024-02-01 126.416324583029750 2024-03-01 80.129446532854430