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as compared to #1 (permalink) Thu Oct 27, 2011 7:35 am   as compared to
 

Is this sentence OK?
"Sale of this year was $500,600 as compared to $700,300 last year."
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as compared to #2 (permalink) Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:01 am   as compared to
 

Hi,

If you are talking about the selling of one particular item, I would say: The sale ...

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as compared to #3 (permalink) Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:12 am   as compared to
 

I suspect you are talking about a company's business figures, in which case:
"Sales this year were $500,600 as compared to $700,300 last year."
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