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misery indexnounAn informal measure of the state of an economy generated by adding together its rate of inflation and its rate of unemployment: by the end of the decade the misery index was at a record high...- During Ronald Reagan's first term, the misery index was effectively cut in half, guaranteeing his landslide re-election 20 years ago.
- A spike in the misery index could put a spike in his campaign.
- The misery index - inflation plus unemployment - was above 20 percent.
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