What a Difference a Point Makes — Printing Shipments Part II

Each month of the calendar is about 1/12 of a year, or 8.25%. The best way to show the difference between the months is to calculate how each month differs from 8.25%. The average variation was + or -0.27 percentage points in 2005, or from 7.98% to 8.52%. That’s very small. From 1992-2000, the average variation was + or -0.41 percentage points, or from 7.84% to 8.66%. That’s not even half of a percentage point, but the change shows that the months are becoming more alike.