Rush said yesterday that this was the second-longest manufacturing expansion in 50 years.
I don’t know about the history of manufacturing. But, overall, we are in the longest period of sustained economic growth in U.S. history.
Jun 2009 to Oct 2019 (so far) - 123 months
Mar 1991 to Mar 2001 - 120 months
Feb 1961 to Dec 1969 - 106 months
Nov 1982 to Jul 1990 - 92 months
Jun 1938 to Feb 1945 - 80 months
https://www.nber.org/cycles.html