Month Percent, Seasonally adjusted 1997-12-31 6.1 1998-01-31 2.4 1998-02-28 12.9 1998-03-31 6.9 1998-04-30 5.4 1998-05-31 -0.9 1998-06-30 4.1 1998-07-31 5.2 1998-08-31 4 1998-09-30 4.6 1998-10-31 7.2 1998-11-30 11.6 1998-12-31 10.5 1999-01-31 8.8 1999-02-28 3.9 1999-03-31 2.7 1999-04-30 3.2 1999-05-31 0.9 1999-06-30 1.1 1999-07-31 -1.1 1999-08-31 0.1 1999-09-30 3.6 1999-10-31 4.9 1999-11-30 9.1 1999-12-31 14.3 2000-01-31 12.8 2000-02-29 18.1 2000-03-31 16.6 2000-04-30 27.2 2000-05-31 30.3 2000-06-30 17.1 2000-07-31 13.6 2000-08-31 8.2 2000-09-30 18.6 2000-10-31 11.3 2000-11-30 1.7 2000-12-31 -1.4 2001-01-31 4.1 2001-02-28 10 2001-03-31 10.5 2001-04-30 7.2 2001-05-31 1.9 2001-06-30 8.8 2001-07-31 9 2001-08-31 13.4 2001-09-30 6.2 2001-10-31 7.6 2001-11-30 7.5 2001-12-31 5.5 2002-01-31 0.5 2002-02-28 -1 2002-03-31 -0.4 2002-04-30 1.6 2002-05-31 3.5 2002-06-30 0.5 2002-07-31 1.1 2002-08-31 5.6 2002-09-30 8.5 2002-10-31 15.2 2002-11-30 12.8 2002-12-31 21.4 2003-01-31 10.9 2003-02-28 9.6 2003-03-31 4.6 2003-04-30 10.6 2003-05-31 9.6 2003-06-30 11.1 2003-07-31 7.2 2003-08-31 4.1 2003-09-30 0 2003-10-31 2.3 2003-11-30 8.4 2003-12-31 11.6 2004-01-31 15.2 2004-02-29 13.8 2004-03-31 4.5 2004-04-30 0.2 2004-05-31 -0.8 2004-06-30 4.1 2004-07-31 7.3 2004-08-31 7.7 2004-09-30 13.7 2004-10-31 12.7 2004-11-30 3.8 2004-12-31 5.7 2005-01-31 14.1 2005-02-28 22.2 2005-03-31 20.4 2005-04-30 16.1 2005-05-31 19.9 2005-06-30 25 2005-07-31 18.5 2005-08-31 16 2005-09-30 11.9 2005-10-31 14 2005-11-30 17.2 2005-12-31 14.7 2006-01-31 13.7 2006-02-28 9.4 2006-03-31 16.2 2006-04-30 18.2 2006-05-31 24.6 2006-06-30 19.6 2006-07-31 25.5 2006-08-31 26.2 2006-09-30 23.1 2006-10-31 15.6 2006-11-30 13.6 2006-12-31 16.3 2007-01-31 17.5 2007-02-28 16 2007-03-31 15.9 2007-04-30 17.6 2007-05-31 19.6 2007-06-30 17 2007-07-31 21 2007-08-31 19.7 2007-09-30 19.5 2007-10-31 18.3 2007-11-30 16.2 2007-12-31 15.8 2008-01-31 5.8 2008-02-29 9.7 2008-03-31 7.7 2008-04-30 15.1 2008-05-31 8.5 2008-06-30 10.9 2008-07-31 5.9 2008-08-31 5.9 2008-09-30 1.4 2008-10-31 0.1 2008-11-30 -3.8 2008-12-31 -4.5 2009-01-31 -2.9 2009-02-28 1.8 2009-03-31 2.5 2009-04-30 -2.2 2009-05-31 -3.9 2009-06-30 -5.4 2009-07-31 -8 2009-08-31 -7.5 2009-09-30 -6.3 2009-10-31 -0.3 2009-11-30 -0.8 2009-12-31 0.1 2010-01-31 -1.4 2010-02-28 -4.7 2010-03-31 -5.9 2010-04-30 -5.8 2010-05-31 -3.8 2010-06-30 -4.2 2010-07-31 -4.1 2010-08-31 -2.8 2010-09-30 -2.7 2010-10-31 -3.2 2010-11-30 -2.1 2010-12-31 -1 2011-01-31 0.5 2011-02-28 0.8 2011-03-31 -1.6 2011-04-30 -1.2 2011-05-31 -4.2 2011-06-30 -0.2 2011-07-31 -3 2011-08-31 -3.7 2011-09-30 -5.3 2011-10-31 -4.1 2011-11-30 -1.3 2011-12-31 -4.5 2012-01-31 -3 2012-02-29 -5.4 2012-03-31 -2 2012-04-30 -3.1 2012-05-31 -2.3 2012-06-30 -3.5 2012-07-31 -3.8 2012-08-31 -3.6 2012-09-30 -3 2012-10-31 -1.6 2012-11-30 -1.4 2012-12-31 -2.2 2013-01-31 0.6 2013-02-28 -2.2 2013-03-31 -1.6 2013-04-30 -5.1 2013-05-31 -4.7 2013-06-30 -5.9 2013-07-31 -2.9 2013-08-31 0.3 2013-09-30 1.8 2013-10-31 2.7 2013-11-30 2.2 2013-12-31 4.3 2014-01-31 -0.3 2014-02-28 -0.6 2014-03-31 -5.1 2014-04-30 -4.3 2014-05-31 -1.6 2014-06-30 0.7 2014-07-31 1 2014-08-31 -1.1 2014-09-30 -0.2 2014-10-31 -2.4 2014-11-30 -2.7 2014-12-31 -1.8 2015-01-31 -1.4 2015-02-28 0.5 2015-03-31 1.4