Noun
misery index (plural misery indexes or misery indices)
(economics) An economic indicator formed by adding the unemployment rate to the inflation rate.
Today's misery is real unemployment, home foreclosures and bankruptcies. This is the Obama Misery Index and its at a record high. Its going to take more than new rhetoric to put Americans back to work - its going to take a new president. Mitt Romney
Venezuela is the most miserable country in the World, according to Bloomberg’s Misery Index, which tallies inflation and unemployment outlooks for 60 economies. Source: Internet
Misery index on the rise. Source: Internet