That means growth in auto-related stocks relative to the overall stock market should peak fairly soon, perhaps as early as this year's fourth quarter.

But as the second chart shows, the year-over-year growth in inventories peaked in May, with a 38 percent rise.

Its growth had peaked at the point where it was a planet-girdling city.

On a year-to-year basis, growth of installment debt peaked at about 15 percent in July 1995 and has now eased to 9 percent, Ms. Chmura calculated.

The growth of the village as a prosperous farming and industrial community peaked between 1850 and 1870.

Eventually, increased growth would peak then decline.

The economy may well have just passed its cyclical peak, so growth in tax revenue may also have peaked.

Jordan's economic growth peaked at 8 percent in 2004 and has been averaging at 7 percent.

The news quickly prompted some forecasters to conclude that German growth had peaked, and investors reacted by selling euros and briefly pushing their value below 89 cents.

The growth of Virac in terms of governance peaked in 1972.