Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for United States

USEPUINDXMfinancial conditionsFree tier

Series IDUSEPUINDXM
UnitsIndex
FrequencyMonthly
Categoryfinancial conditions
Latest observation2026-09-01
HistoryPoint-in-time: every value as first published plus each revision, so backtests see only what was known on the day

Latest reading

The latest Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for United States observation, for 2026-09-01, is 175.1933 Index, up from 173.3647 for 2026-08-01. It has not been revised since it was first published. 88.4% of observations in this history were revised after first release.

Latest observation2026-09-01
Latest value175.1933 Index
Previous173.3647 (2026-08-01)
Change1.8286 (+1.1%)
First published value175.1933
Last release2026-09-30
Vintages stored160
Observations501
Largest revision (5 years)2023-08-01: 116.5348 → 84.4931

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