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Rolling Moving Averages SQL
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Rolling Moving Averages SQL

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a query using SQL window functions to calculate rolling three-month moving averages of client transactions.

Use the clients and transactions tables. Calculate monthly transaction totals for each client, then calculate the average of the current month and available transaction totals from the preceding two calendar months.

Output

  1. One row per client and month represented in the transaction data
  2. Columns: client_id, client_name, month_start, monthly_transaction_total, and rolling_three_month_avg
  3. Sort by client_id, then month_start ascending

Schema

clients
ColumnTypeDescription
client_idPKINTUnique client identifier
client_nameVARCHAR(150)Client display name
transactions
ColumnTypeDescription
transaction_idPKINTUnique transaction identifier
client_idINTReferences clients.client_id
transaction_dateDATEDate the transaction occurred
amountDECIMAL(12,2)Transaction amount
Tablesclientstransactions
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