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In my Excel Power Pivot table I have a couple columns:<br />
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UsageMonth &nbsp;(date datatype)<br />
Consumed &nbsp; &nbsp;(float number)<br />
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I want to calculate month-over-month growth. For example, if in January I consumed 100 and in February I consumed 110, 110/100-1 equals .10 or 10% growth. <br />
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If my table has this data:<br />
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UsageMonth &nbsp; Consumed<br />
1/1/2014 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;100<br />
2/1/2014 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 110<br />
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I am thinking I should be able to create, in DAX, a measure named ConsumedPriorMonth. How do I do it?
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In my Excel Power Pivot table I have a couple columns:

UsageMonth  (date datatype)
Consumed    (float number)

I want to calculate month-over-month growth. For example, if in January I consumed 100 and in February I consumed 110, 110/100-1 equals .10 or 10% growth. 

If my table has this data:

UsageMonth   Consumed
1/1/2014          100
2/1/2014           110

I am thinking I should be able to create, in DAX, a measure named ConsumedPriorMonth. How do I do it?

In Excel Power Pivot, calculate month-over-month growth using a measure and DAX

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