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SQL Top Five Products Query
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SQL Top Five Products Query

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to find the top five products by sales volume.

Use the products and sales tables. Treat a product with no recorded sales as having a sales volume of zero.

Output

  1. One row per product, with product_id, product_name, and sales_volume
  2. Include the five highest-volume products
  3. Sort by sales_volume descending, then product_id ascending to break ties

Schema

products
ColumnTypeDescription
product_idPKINTUnique product identifier
product_nameVARCHAR(100)Product name
sales
ColumnTypeDescription
sale_idPKINTUnique sale identifier
product_idINTProduct associated with the sale
quantityINTNumber of units sold
sale_dateDATEDate of the sale
Tablesproductssales
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