year-over-year
Americanadverb
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as compared with the corresponding figure 12 months earlier; involving or reckoned by such a comparison: YoY
Exports fell 2 percent year over year in May.
February rents for one-bedroom apartments saw a year-over-year increase of 6 percent.
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in each year that passes after an initial investment, the start of an observed trend, etc.; annual or annually.
The gain from this software purchase has been our best ROI year over year.
Over the last decade, the year-over-year trend in inflation has strongly correlated with the year-over-year trend in GDP.
Etymology
Origin of year-over-year
First recorded in 1790–1800, for an earlier sense
Example Sentences
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Increased factory activity and data center build-out offset flat consumer demand, with dry-van spot rates up 52% year-over-year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Dry-van spot rates for the week ended June 5 were up about 52% year-over-year excluding fuel surcharges, according to a report from FTR Transportation Intelligence and Truckstop.com.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Wednesday brings the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer price index for May, which is expected to reflect a 4.2% year-over-year jump, four tenths of a percentage point more than April’s reading.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Wednesday brings the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer price index for May, which is expected to reflect a 4.2% year-over-year jump, four tenths of a percentage point more than April’s reading.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
In December 2007 inflation reached 4.1% on a year-over-year basis, or higher than the upper limit of the National Bank of Poland's target range.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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