Even in the manufacturing sector, long-held assumptions are being exploded.
  政府用来了解经济情况的手段—经济的仪表指针—越来越受到指责，有人认为，他们陈旧过时、充满错误。

     The tools the government uses to understand the economy—its dashboard indicators—are increasingly under attack as dated and faulty      .

 许多年来，专家们对于“生产率矛盾”感到焦虑不安、束手无策、他们不明白，为什么技术上数十亿美元的投入未能取得很大成效。

     For years, experts have wrung their hands over the “productivity paradox,” or why billions of dollars have been spent on technology without much impact.