Try this:

=IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(B2,INDEX(database,,1),0)),
TEXT(VLOOKUP(B2,database,3,0),"$#,###")&" / month","")

Biff

"Confused" wrote in message
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the formula works great. But just one more thing, the value that is
return
is 4031 / month. how do I get it to show $4,031 / month?

Thanks

"Confused" wrote:

How would I write the vlookup formula where, if vlookup formula returns a
number, then I want the number to include "/ month" after it. If the
vlookup
does not return a value, then I want to show a blank. For example, my
vlookup formula is vlookup(B2,database,3,false) returns 4,031. I want
the
cell to read "4,031 / month" .

any help is much appreciated. Thanks