WorldPulse

United States Policy Uncertainty

us-epu-monthlyEconomy

Subject

United States

Metric

Policy Uncertainty

Data Points

497

Coverage

1985–2026

Latest Value

228.679

as of May 1, 2026

Time Series (497 observations)

Recent Data

DateValueType
May 1, 2026228.679-
Apr 1, 2026218.381-
Mar 1, 2026263.582-
Feb 1, 2026263.31-
Jan 1, 2026265.513-
Dec 1, 2025205.276-
Nov 1, 2025218.766-
Oct 1, 2025217.508-
Sep 1, 2025224.238-
Aug 1, 2025254.127-
Jul 1, 2025251.757-
Jun 1, 2025253.818-
May 1, 2025364.052-
Apr 1, 2025460.114-
Mar 1, 2025297.084-

Showing most recent 15 of 497 observations

Data Source

Baker, Bloom, and Davis

Retrieved via FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis).

API Access

# Fetch data by canonical code
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/us-epu-monthly

# With date filters
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/us-epu-monthly?start_date=2020-01-01

# Point-in-time reconstruction (Pro)
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/us-epu-monthly?as_of=2024-01-01