Pennsylvania-based law firms outperformed the rest of the industry in revenue and profit growth last year, and they managed to do so with below-average rate increases, a new report shows.

According to Citi, revenue grew 7.1 percent at Pennsylvania firms in 2018, outpacing the national average of 6.4 percent. Demand growth was higher in Pennsylvania as well, at 2.6 percent, compared with 2.3 percent industrywide. Billing rates, meanwhile, went up by 3.6 percent on average among local firms, versus 4.3 percent industrywide.