It's the economy, stupid.

[pingva]

Headline:

U.S. Economy: Growth Jumps 5.7%, Fastest Pace in Six Years

But inside the article we find:

For all of 2009, the economy shrank 2.4 percent, the worst single-year performance since 1946.

(emphasis added)

More details are at BEA website, more analysis at Econbrowser

Comments

[monomyth]

so it's shrank and jumped, like a cobra. case closed :)