Excel formula that calculates percentage of increase or decrease
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 07:51:03 -0800, Ration
wrote:
I'm pretty new to Excel and I need a formula that calculates the percentage
of increase or decrease between 2 numbers. For example if the first number is
12 and the second number is 16, this is a 33% increase over the original
number (12). Is there a formula that incorporates this calculation?
=(16-12)/12
or
=(SecondNumber - FirstNumber) / FirstNumber
If your FirstNumber is in A1, and your SecondNumber in A2, then:
=(A2-A1)/A1
For a nicer looking result, format the cell with your formula as Percent with
the desired number of decimal places.
--ron
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