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Sales Trend Analysis

For the Year 2006
Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Product 1
Last Year's Sales
This Year's Sales Goal
This Year's Actual Sales
Variance from Goal
% Change since Last Yr

$10,000
$12,000
$11,000
($1,000) U
10.0%

$12,000
$15,000
$17,000
$2,000 F
41.7%

$10,000
$12,000
$11,000
($1,000) U
10.0%

$12,000
$16,000
$18,000
$2,000 F
50.0%

$44,000
$55,000
$57,000
$2,000 F
29.5%

Product 2
Last Year's Sales
This Year's Sales Goal
This Year's Actual Sales
Variance from Goal
% Change since Last Yr

$9,600
$15,000
$11,000
($4,000) U
14.6%

$10,000
$15,000
$17,000
$2,000 F
70.0%

$10,000
$15,000
$18,000
$3,000 F
80.0%

$9,700
$15,000
$11,000
($4,000) U
13.4%

$39,300
$60,000
$57,000
($3,000) U
45.0%

Product 3
Last Year's Sales
This Year's Sales Goal
This Year's Actual Sales
Variance from Goal
% Change since Last Yr

$31,000
$35,000
$41,000
$6,000 F
32.3%

$30,000
$35,000
$39,000
$4,000 F
30.0%

$31,000
$35,000
$28,000
($7,000) U
-9.7%

$35,000
$35,000
$32,000
($3,000) U
-8.6%

$127,000
$140,000
$140,000
$0 F
10.2%

Product 4
Last Year's Sales
This Year's Sales Goal
This Year's Actual Sales
Variance from Goal
% Change since Last Yr

$10,000
$13,000
$9,000
($4,000) U
-10.0%

$9,000
$13,000
$9,000
($4,000) U
0.0%

$12,000
$13,000
$15,000
$2,000 F
25.0%

$9,000
$13,000
$9,700
($3,300) U
7.8%

$40,000
$52,000
$42,700
($9,300) U
6.8%

Product 5
Last Year's Sales
This Year's Sales Goal
This Year's Actual Sales
Variance from Goal
% Change since Last Yr

$9,000
$9,400
$9,500
$100 F
5.6%

$9,000
$9,400
$9,600
$200 F
6.7%

$9,000
$9,400
$9,700
$300 F
7.8%

$9,000
$9,400
$9,800
$400 F
8.9%

$36,000
$37,600
$38,600
$1,000 F
7.2%

Product 6
Last Year's Sales
This Year's Sales Goal
This Year's Actual Sales
Variance from Goal
% Change since Last Yr

$17,000
$18,000
$15,000
($3,000) U
-11.8%

$19,000
$18,000
$15,000
($3,000) U
-21.1%

$17,000
$18,000
$20,000
$2,000 F
17.6%

$17,000
$18,000
$21,000
$3,000 F
23.5%

$70,000
$72,000
$71,000
($1,000) U
1.4%

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Totals