The misery index when Carter started was 12.72 and 19.72 when he left for a +7. The average month during Carter's reign was 16.26.
The misery index when Obama started was 7.83 and currently is 12.53, or +4.7. The average month during Obama's reignis 10.72.
The misery index when GW Bush started was 7.93 and 7.39 when he left for a -.54. The average month during Bush's reign was 8.11.
BTW, Reagan entered with a 19.33 and exited with a 9.72 for a whopping -9.61, the best turnaround in modern history.
Holy crap! I never realized how Nixon also sucked when he was in charge of the economy. Carter’s average was the highest but at least it jumped “only” 54%. When RMN took office the MI was 7.80. When he left in August 1974 it was 17.01, a 118% increase.