text: First, I wouldn't be basting in the news just yet.  I have seen the manipulation of data from the Federal Government created by both parties.  I would wait a month or two for a detailed analysis by private economists to see if the Census Bureau changed the statistical collection/reporting criteria of the raw data.  Minor change in the definitions by the Census Bureau can create misinformation and make the data worthless for historic comparison.
  
  Example of cooking the books: http://thefederalist.com/2014/04/15/obamas-census-bureau-officially-plans-to-cook-obamacares-books/