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United States Misery Index - How miserable do you feel?

Misery Index (6.54) equals Unemployment rate (4.1) plus Inflation rate (2.44)

Inflation Rate by Year
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Year IR   Bar Graph President
19487.74 7.74Truman
1949-0.95-0.95 
19501.09 1.09
19517.88 7.88
19522.29 2.29
19530.82 0.82Eisenhower
19540.32 0.32
1955-0.28-0.28 
19561.52 1.52
19573.34 3.34
19582.73 2.73
19591.01 1.01
19601.46 1.46
19611.07 1.07Kennedy
19621.20 1.20
19631.24 1.24Johnson
19641.28 1.28
19651.59 1.59
19663.01 3.01
19672.78 2.78
19684.27 4.27
19695.46 5.46Nixon
19705.84 5.84
19714.30 4.30
19723.27 3.27
19736.16 6.16
197411.03 11.03Ford
19759.20 9.20
19765.75 5.75
19776.50 6.50Carter
19787.62 7.62
197911.22 11.22
198013.58 13.58
198110.35 10.35Reagan
19826.16 6.16
19833.22 3.22
19844.30 4.30
19853.55 3.55
19861.91 1.91
19873.66 3.66
19884.08 4.08
19894.83 4.83Bush, G.H.W.
19905.39 5.39
19914.25 4.25
19923.03 3.03
19932.96 2.96Clinton
19942.61 2.61
19952.81 2.81
19962.93 2.93
19972.34 2.34
19981.55 1.55
19992.19 2.19
20003.38 3.38
20012.83 2.83Bush, G.W.
20021.59 1.59
20032.27 2.27
20042.68 2.68
20053.39 3.39
20063.24 3.24
20072.85 2.85
20083.85 3.85
2009-0.34-0.34 Obama
20101.64 1.64
20113.16 3.16
20122.07 2.07
20131.46 1.46
20141.62 1.62
20150.12 0.12
20161.26 1.26
20172.13 2.13Trump
20182.44 2.44
20191.77 1.77
20201.24 1.24
20214.69 4.69Biden
20228.01 8.01
20234.14 4.14