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Rolling 3-Month Average by Region
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Rolling 3-Month Average by Region

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to calculate the rolling 3-month average of loan originations per dealership region.

Use the provided dealership and loan origination data. Include months with no originations as zeroes, and calculate the average using the current month and up to the two preceding calendar months.

Output

  1. One row per region and calendar month.
  2. Columns: region, month_start, monthly_originations, and rolling_3_month_avg.
  3. Include all regions and months in the data range, ordered by region, then month_start.

Schema

dealerships
ColumnTypeDescription
dealership_idPKINTUnique dealership identifier
dealership_nameVARCHAR(100)Dealership name
regionVARCHAR(50)Dealership sales region
loan_originations
ColumnTypeDescription
origination_idPKINTUnique loan origination identifier
dealership_idINTDealership associated with the loan
originated_atDATELoan origination date
loan_amountNUMERIC(12,2)Original loan amount
Tablesdealershipsloan_originations
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