Year Growth Rate Same Period Previous Year 1996-01-01 2.5 1997-01-01 1.8 1998-01-01 1.6 1999-01-01 1.3 2000-01-01 0.8 2001-01-01 1.2 2002-01-01 1.3 2003-01-01 1.4 2004-01-01 1.3 2005-01-01 2.1 2006-01-01 2.3 2007-01-01 2.3 2008-01-01 3.6 2009-01-01 2.2 2010-01-01 3.3 2011-01-01 4.5 2012-01-01 2.8 2013-01-01 2.6 2014-01-01 1.5 2015-01-01 0.0 2016-01-01 0.7 2017-01-01 2.7