The manufacturing sector in the U.S. fell in July. The index fell to 50.9. This data is down 4.4 points from June. Many economists have labeled this fall as “shockingly weak,” “disappointing,” and “not encouraging.” This marks the slowest growth since July 2009. The manufacturing index has been above the index of 50 for 24 consecutive months, These figures are considered disappointing as 50.9 denotes extremely slow growth.