[DoodleDawg]

First time in a decade? Does that mean it was growing during Obama? I’d love to see what statistics they have that supports that claim.

[buwaya]

It was growing slowly.
You see this in multiple related data sets, such as manufacturing employment.
The problem was it was extremely slow growth compared to other recoveries.

[Zathras]

Yea this doesn’t even make sense.
We have almost zero manufacturing which is then shipped to China.

I also question the writer and where they got the info.
Yun Li?

[Oatka]

First time in a decade? Does that mean it was growing during Obama?

That's their standard dodge when reporting good news, blending in the no-growth obama years to soften his image.