Although such pricing adjustments affect year -
over-year price comparisons, all of the values in the 2007 Cost vs. Value Report are based on the refreshed prices, which we consider to be more accurate than before.
Also, avoid the temptation to include year -
over-year price comparisons.
Just don't plot the data in a trend graph and do month - over-month and year -
over-year price comparisons.
Not exact matches
The unusually high growth rate for the sector is due to both a significant year -
over-year increase in oil
prices and a
comparison to unusually low earnings in the year - ago quarter.
Year -
over-year the median
price is down 3.4 percent and looking meager in
comparison to the 9.1 percent year -
over-year gain in sales.