year-over-year

Or year o·ver year

[yeer-oh-ver-yeer]

adverb

Accounting, Finance.

1. 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.

2. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of year-over-year¹

First recorded in 1790–1800, for an earlier sense

Example Sentences

Consumer spending accelerated 4% to 5% year-over-year in July and August, J.P.

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KBW expects year-over-year earnings growth from banks in the double-digit percentage range over the next couple of years as the financial sector continues to recover from a drop in activity starting in 2022, when the U.S.

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Economists now expect them to add 0.5 percentage point to year-over-year inflation as measured by the personal-consumption expenditures price index in the fourth quarter, down from 1 percentage point in April’s survey.

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Economists forecast a 2.6% year-over-year increase, which would match the August data.

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Economists forecast a 2.6% year-over-year increase, which would match the August data.

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