Hi!

Try this:

A1 = Lookup_value = December

Formula needs to be array entered using the key combo of CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER:

=INDEX(C2:C13,MATCH(A1,TEXT(A2:A13,"mmmm"),0))

Biff

"sarah" wrote in message
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I am trying to vlookup data in column X based on a particular month eg
December.

Is that possible?

Month x Data
Mar-06 1 100
Apr-06 2 51
May-06 3 497
Jun-06 4 494
Jul-06 5 0
Aug-06 6 10
Sep-06 7 197
Oct-06 8 495
Nov-06 9 700
Dec-06 10 747
Jan-07 11 660
Feb-07 12 542


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sarah