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FORMULA & SQL / TOTALS

Total for the last N days.
Tested, not guessed.

The Excel and Google Sheets formula and the SQL query, each run on the rows below. Open this with your own data ↗

The example rows

RowA: RegionB: RepC: AmountD: Order DateE: StatusF: Customer
2NorthAna1,2002026-03-01PaidJo Smith
3SouthBen4502026-03-15OpenRaj Patel
4NorthCy3002026-04-02PaidLee Wong
5EastAna980.502026-04-20PaidMia Ross
6NorthBen752026-05-05OpenJo Smith
7WestDee1,6402026-05-18PaidSam Okoro

The formula

Excel
=SUMIFS(C:C,D:D,">="&TODAY()-30)

The total of the Amount column (C:C) where the Order Date column (D:D) is at least today minus 30.

Run on the example rows:

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The SQL

PostgreSQL
SELECT SUM(amount) AS total
FROM sales
WHERE order_date >= CURRENT_DATE - INTERVAL '30 days'
Other databases
MySQL
SELECT SUM(amount) AS total
FROM sales
WHERE order_date >= DATE_SUB(CURDATE(), INTERVAL 30 DAY)
SQL Server
SELECT SUM(amount) AS total
FROM sales
WHERE order_date >= DATEADD(day, -30, CAST(GETDATE() AS date))
SQLite
SELECT SUM(amount) AS total
FROM sales
WHERE order_date >= date('now', '-30 days')
BigQuery
SELECT SUM(amount) AS total
FROM sales
WHERE order_date >= DATE_SUB(CURRENT_DATE(), INTERVAL 30 DAY)
Snowflake
SELECT SUM(amount) AS total
FROM sales
WHERE order_date >= DATEADD(day, -30, CURRENT_DATE)

Your own data

Paste your rows into the free tool and it writes this for your columns, then runs it on your data before you copy it. Open the tool ↗

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