同比 (tóng bǐ) — year-on-year; compared with the same period of the previous year
Definition
同比 compares a figure to the same period one year earlier (year-on-year). To compare with the immediately preceding period (month-on-month, etc.), use 环比.
verb
year-on-yearcompared with the same period of the previous year
Examples
- GDP同比6.5%。Jīn nián dì yī jì dù GDP tóng bǐ zēng zhǎng le 6. 5%.In the first quarter of this year, GDP grew 6.5% year-on-year.
- 同比10%。Zhè jiā gōng sī dì èr jì dù lì rùn tóng bǐ xià jiàng le 10%.This company's second-quarter profit fell 10% year-on-year.
- 同比。tóng bǐ Shù jù duì fēn xī shì chǎng qū shì hěn zhòng yào.Year-on-year data is very important for analyzing market trends.
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