# *U.S. Growth = -0

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Posted by Seeker [Seeker] on November 16, 1999 at 17:04:49 {pRztWiaeukCfsKE9siAI79YAW9JMpc}:

In Reply to: U.S. Growth = -0 posted by felix a on November 16, 1999 at 16:47:59:

Not really due to the peak numbers, actually. Since there were 944,218 publishers last year, 1% (either up or down) would mean 9,442 publishers. Half of that (or 0.5% either up or down) would be 4,721 publishers. Thus, if they had lost 4,721 publishers or more, they would have had to show a decrease of at least 1%.

As it was, they only lost 3,568 publishers, and that rounds up to 0% growth, since it is closer to 0% than it is to -1%.

It's legitimate math, but it does mask the fact that there was an actual decrease in the U.S. Probably the first time that has happened in twenty years.

Seeker

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