President
Period
Average Misery Index
Overall Rank
Harry Truman
1948–52
7.78
5
Dwight Eisenhower
1953–60
6.26
1 (best)
John F. Kennedy
1961–62
7.14
3
Lyndon Johnson
1963–68
6.77
2
Richard Nixon
1969–73
10.57
7
Gerald Ford
1974–76
16.0
11
Jimmy Carter
1977–80
16.26
12 (worst)
Ronald Reagan
1981–88
12.19
10
George H. W. Bush
1989–92
10.68
9
Bill Clinton
1993–2000
7.80
4
George W. Bush
2001–08
8.11
6
Barack Obama
2009–present
10.48
8
Source: miseryindex.us
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Time to Maturity
1 mo
2 mo
6 mo
1 yr
2 yr
3 yr
5 yr
10 yr
20 yr
30 yr
Treasury Yield
0.01%
0.04
0.09
0.15
.034
.065
1.39
1.93
3.19
3.48
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Table 8.1 U.S. Balance of Trade 2000–2012 ($ Billion)
Year
Total
Goods
Services
2000
−379,835
−454,690
74,855
2001
−365,505
−429,898
64,393
2002
−421,601
−482,831
61,230
2003
−495,035
−549,012
53,977
2004
−609,987
−671,835
61,848
2005
−715,269
−790,851
75,582
2006
−760,359
−847,260
86,901
2007
−701,423
−830,992
129,569
2008
−702,302
−833,957
131,655
2009
−383,657
−510,550
128,893
2010
−499,379
−650,156
150,777
2011
−556,359
−744,139
187,301
2012
−534,656
−741,475
208,819
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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