One year ago, BTC price was $113 USD and today, BTC price was $506 USD... a 348% increase.

One year ago, BTC volume was 0.012k and today BTC volume was 0.051k... a 325% increase.

http://bitcoincharts.com/charts/bitstampUSD#rg60zczsg2013-08-25zeg2013-08-25ztgSzm1g10zm2g25zv