Table 2.2 Misery Index by President

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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