as modified:

=AVERAGE(IF(LEFT(CurrYrBase!$B$12:$B$996,2)=B7,Cur rYrBase!$O$12:$O$996))

works perfect;
Tks Bob
Jim

"Bob Phillips" wrote:

Jim, Is this what you want

=AVERAGE(IF(RIGHT(B2:B50,6)="017340",M2:M50))

which is an array formula, so commit with Ctrl-Shift-Enter

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RP
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"Jim May" wrote in message
...
correction,
I don't have 50 lines of 01017340, but rather 50 lines beginning with
"01",
meaning 01XXXXXX, then I have 40 or 50 with 02XXXXXX.. Hope that helps
clarify.
Jim

"Jim May" wrote:

I have lines of data with 1 field ColB such as 01017340 (text) and
i have 50 lines all with 01017340 but in ColM 28.53%, an other 26.11%
and so on. The First two characters XX017340 and Compnay numbers
I have 25 companies and need the Average of each.
What formula could I use to acheive this?
TIA,
Jim