misery index
noun
: the sum of the rate of unemployment and the rate of inflation used as an economic indicator
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The temporary egg surcharge was its own sort of misery index as the nation vented its frustration with runaway food prices.
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 1 July 2025
More from the misery index: The Rockies, 3-24 on the road, lost their eighth consecutive game at Wrigley.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 27 May 2025
Cincinnati won 6-4 on Saturday afternoon, sending the Rockies to their fifth consecutive loss and dropping their season misery index to 4-22.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2025
The idea of a misery index was fathered by Arthur Okun, a distinguished economist who served as chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers from 1968 to 1969 during President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration.
—Steve H. Hanke, National Review, 27 Feb. 2025
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 1 July 2025
More from the misery index: The Rockies, 3-24 on the road, lost their eighth consecutive game at Wrigley.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 27 May 2025
Cincinnati won 6-4 on Saturday afternoon, sending the Rockies to their fifth consecutive loss and dropping their season misery index to 4-22.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2025
The idea of a misery index was fathered by Arthur Okun, a distinguished economist who served as chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers from 1968 to 1969 during President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration.
—Steve H. Hanke, National Review, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Misery index.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misery%20index. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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