One of my viewers asked for my help in creating and Excel Pivot Table Report. She wants to compare the total number of units shipped during three time periods: the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. The trick to producing this report is to drag the field to be summarized – Units Shipped – to the Values Area three times. Then, you change the Value Field Settings to first Sum the Units, then to compare the change in units year-over-year and finally to express this as a percentage of change. This creates a Year-to-Year Comparison Report.

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