annual growth

Year-over-year expansion

Annual growth is the increase in something measured over a year's time.

Most often it describes economic expansion—GDP, revenue, or investment returns: The company reported 12% annual growth.

It also applies to physical development: a tree's annual growth appears as rings in its trunk.

The phrase typically implies a rate that can be compared across years.

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compound · compound interest · percentage · quarterly · fiscal · fiscal year · earnings · profit · profit margin · rate · projections · harvest · seasonal · rings · saplings · sprout · bloom · foliage

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No increase or decrease

no change · steady state · equilibrium

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