Observations

Mar 2026: 242.39259

Updated: May 4, 2026 8:02 AM CDT

Units:

Index,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: Categorical Index: Sovereign debt, currency crises	2019-10-09	2026-05-04

Source

Baker, Scott R.	2019-10-09	2026-05-04
Bloom, Nick	2019-10-09	2026-05-04
Davis, Steven J.	2019-10-09	2026-05-04

Release

Economic Policy Uncertainty	2019-10-09	2026-05-04

Units

Index	2019-10-09	2026-05-04

Frequency

Monthly	2019-10-09	2026-05-04

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2019-10-09	2026-05-04

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).	2019-10-09	2026-05-04

Release Tables

Economic Policy Uncertainty