comparative statement

American  

noun

1. a financial statement with figures arranged in two or more parallel columns, each column representing a fiscal year or other period, used to compare performance between periods.

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Example Sentences

Still, a comparative statement of the aggregate volumes of fiction read or drawn out, as against all other books, may be highly useful as an object lesson, if embodied in the library report.

From A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries by Spofford, Ainsworth Rand

They will also prepare a comparative statement showing all bids submitted, and a copy of all contracts as finally awarded.

From Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission by Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission

All seem to view the comparative statement of the prices of teas in the same light that I do, as fatal to the monopoly.

From A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II by Ellenborough, Edward Law, Earl of

This is confirmed by the following comparative statement of pieces mailed:— One week preceding 5th April, 1851, No. of letters, 41,000; papers, 90,000.

From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong

A comparative statement of the number of those who ask questions, and those who furnish replies, would be a novel contribution to the statistics of literature.

From Notes and Queries, Number 19, March 9, 1850 by Various