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SQL for Volume Drop
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SQL for Volume Drop

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to identify users whose transaction volume dropped by more than 30% week over week.

Assume transaction volume is the sum of amount per user per calendar week. Compare each week with the immediately preceding week, exclude users whose preceding-week volume is zero or unavailable, and treat missing current-week activity as zero.

Output

  1. One row per qualifying user and week, with user_id, user_name, week_start, current_volume, prior_week_volume, and drop_pct.
  2. Include only drops greater than 30%, ordered by week_start ascending and user_id ascending.

Schema

users
ColumnTypeDescription
user_idPKINTUnique Wise user identifier
user_codeVARCHAR(20)External user reference code
user_nameVARCHAR(100)User display name
transactions
ColumnTypeDescription
transaction_idPKINTUnique transaction identifier
user_idINTUser associated with the transaction
occurred_atTIMESTAMPTransaction timestamp
amountNUMERIC(12,2)Transaction amount used for volume calculations
Tablesuserstransactions
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