misery index
noun
an unofficial indication of a nation's economic health, derived by adding the percentage rate of inflation to the percentage of unemployed workers: With inflation running at 15 percent and unemployment at 8 percent, the misery index is 23 percent.
Origin of misery index
First recorded in 1975–80
Words nearby misery index
miserable,
miserere,
misericord,
miserly,
misery,
misery index,
misery loves company,
misesteem,
misestimate,
misfeasance,
misfeasor