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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Trafigura, one of the largest commodity traders in the world, reported a 173% year-over-year surge in net profit for the six months ended on March 31.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The Golden Globes telecast on CBS was down 7% year-over-year to 8.7 million viewers in January.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
There was a record $281 billion in outstanding personal-loan balances during the second quarter, nearly 10% year-over-year growth, according to TransUnion.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Increase from a year earlier in the shipments component of the Cass Freight Index for August, to 1.038, the first year-over-year gain since January 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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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