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Top Categories SQL Query
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Top Categories SQL Query

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to find the top three most frequently ordered food categories by region over the last quarter for Sysco. Count each order line as one category order, exclude records outside the previous calendar quarter, and ignore lines without a category or matching order.

Output

  1. One row per qualifying region and category, with region, food_category, order_count, and category_rank.
  2. Return no more than three categories per region, ordered by region, order count descending, category name ascending, and rank ascending.

Schema

orders
ColumnTypeDescription
order_idPKINTUnique order identifier
regionVARCHAR(50)Sysco sales region for the order
ordered_atDATEDate the order was placed
order_lines
ColumnTypeDescription
order_line_idPKINTUnique order line identifier
order_idINTOrder associated with the line
food_categoryVARCHAR(80)Food category ordered on the line
Tablesordersorder_lines
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