misery index

noun

: the sum of the rate of unemployment and the rate of inflation used as an economic indicator

Examples of misery index in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The firm found this level through exclusive analysis of where the misery index would need to sit for the party currently in office to retain power, based on history. —

Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024 Forecast in detail The meteorological misery index is soaring, with both temperatures and humidity reaching close to July maximum levels of discomfort. —

Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 9 July 2024 When the sum of the inflation and unemployment rates – what’s known as the misery index – is high, incumbents lose. —

Oli Turner, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024 Because the unemployment rate is near its lowest point since the 1960s, the misery index is now fairly low. —

Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for misery index

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