Trade Policy Uncertainty Monthly Index

Frequency of joint mentions of trade policy and uncertainty terms across major newspapers

A line chart showing that the frequency of joint mentions of trade policy and uncertainty terms in news articles has spiked in 2025.

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Note: A value of 100 on the index means 1 percent of surveyed news articles that month discussed trade policy uncertainty.

Source: Trade Policy Uncertainty (TPU) Index