Month Growth rate same period previous year 2012-01-01 5.92 2012-02-01 5.59 2012-03-01 5.58 2012-04-01 5.50 2012-05-01 5.39 2012-06-01 5.40 2012-07-01 5.95 2012-08-01 6.11 2012-09-01 6.36 2012-10-01 6.24 2012-11-01 6.15 2012-12-01 6.17 2013-01-01 6.63 2013-02-01 6.91 2013-03-01 6.83 2013-04-01 6.92 2013-05-01 7.00 2013-06-01 6.92 2013-07-01 6.57 2013-08-01 6.46 2013-09-01 6.20 2013-10-01 6.09 2013-11-01 6.20 2013-12-01 6.20 2014-01-01 5.77 2014-02-01 5.78 2014-03-01 6.09 2014-04-01 6.36 2014-05-01 6.47 2014-06-01 6.65 2014-07-01 6.54 2014-08-01 6.66 2014-09-01 6.76 2014-10-01 7.13 2014-11-01 7.60 2014-12-01 9.72 2015-01-01 12.54 2015-02-01 13.86 2015-03-01 14.32 2015-04-01 14.19 2015-05-01 14.07 2015-06-01 14.06 2015-07-01 14.40 2015-08-01 14.80 2015-09-01 15.07 2015-10-01 15.03 2015-11-01 14.74 2015-12-01 12.72 2016-01-01 10.37 2016-02-01 9.21 2016-03-01 8.57 2016-04-01 8.39 2016-05-01 8.28 2016-06-01 8.17 2016-07-01 7.86 2016-08-01 7.32 2016-09-01 7.03 2016-10-01 6.68 2016-11-01 6.39 2016-12-01 6.09 2017-01-01 5.60 2017-02-01 5.12 2017-03-01 4.69 2017-04-01 4.34 2017-05-01 4.10 2017-06-01 3.88 2017-07-01 3.74 2017-08-01 3.57 2017-09-01 3.35 2017-10-01 3.18 2017-11-01 3.10 2017-12-01 3.03 2018-01-01 2.74 2018-02-01 2.65 2018-03-01 2.66 2018-04-01 2.81 2018-05-01 2.86 2018-06-01 2.99 2018-07-01 2.93 2018-08-01 2.99 2018-09-01 3.12