growth rate(1) The amount of change over a period in some of the financial characteristics of a company, such as sales revenue or profits. It is normally measured in percentage terms and can be compared to the Retail Price Index, or some other measure of inflation, to assess the real performance of the company. 2) The change in the value of a variable divided by its initial level, or the natural log of the final value of a variable divided by its initial level. OF&B Alexander Demidov)
