Learn how to create a column chart that displays the percentage change between each column. This is an Excel chart that uses error bars and some formulas to show the variance between each time period (month, quarter, year, etc.)

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https://www.excelcampus.com/charts/column-chart-percentage-change/

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RELATED LINK ► This chart was inspired by a chart in an article on music industry trends from Visual Capitalist: http://www.visualcapitalist.com/music-industry-sales/

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~I've also published another video with a 2nd iteration that includes color bars & data labels (conditional formatting), slicers, and is more dynamic. Here is a link to that video:
Part 2: https://youtu.be/zaYfih4aOGE
Part 3: https://youtu.be/X0ySDc5KwsM

One request we almost always get with our column or bar charts is to see the variance or percentage change between each column. This is especially true when the chart displays a trend over months, quarters, years, etc.

The solution uses a regular clustered column chart in Excel. The second series is made invisible with No Fill on the column, and then uses error bars to display the variance between amount columns.

**Excel 2010 & Earlier**
If you are using Excel 2010 or earlier you will not have the Value from Cells option for the data labels. However, you can use the free XY Labeler add-in from AppsPro to create the labels. This will save you a lot of time. Here is the link to download the add-in.
http://www.appspro.com/Utilities/ChartLabeler.htm

Related articles & videos:

Part 2 with colored error bars & labels: https://youtu.be/zaYfih4aOGE

Variance on Clustered Column for Actual versus Budget: https://www.excelcampus.com/charts/variance-clustered-column-bar-chart/

3-part Video Series on Pivot Tables & Dashboards: https://youtu.be/9NUjHBNWe9M

Free Chart Alignment Add-in: https://www.excelcampus.com/keyboard-shortcuts/chart-alignment-add-in/
00:00 Introduction
01:08 Source Data
02:05 Error Bars
04:38 Subscribe
04:50 Add Data Labels
06:44 Formatting Tips
09:31 Outro