Observations

Apr 2026: 280.35833

Updated: May 6, 2026 8:01 AM CDT

Units:

Index,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: News-Based Index for the United States	2019-10-09	2026-05-06

Source

Baker, Scott R.	2019-10-09	2026-05-06
Bloom, Nick	2019-10-09	2026-05-06
Davis, Steven J.	2019-10-09	2026-05-06

Release

Economic Policy Uncertainty	2019-10-09	2026-05-06

Units

Index	2019-10-09	2026-05-06

Frequency

Monthly	2019-10-09	2026-05-06

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2019-10-09	2026-05-06

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" (http://www.policyuncertainty.com/media/BakerBloomDavis.pdf)	2019-10-09	2026-05-06

Release Tables

Economic Policy Uncertainty