sales figures

Meaning

The statistics or numbers showing the amount of goods or services sold by a company over a specific period. It is standard business terminology used in meetings, financial reports, and performance reviews to track commercial success.

Examples

• Our sales figures for the second quarter exceeded all expectations.

  Our sales figures for the second quarter exceeded all expectations.

• The marketing team analyzed the sales figures to see which product performed best.

  The marketing team analyzed the sales figures to see which product performed best.

• We need to present the latest sales figures to the investors tomorrow.

  We need to present the latest sales figures to the investors tomorrow.

• Despite the economic downturn, our sales figures remained stable.

  Despite the economic downturn, our sales figures remained stable.

• Can you send me the monthly sales figures by the end of the day?

  Can you send me the monthly sales figures by the end of the day?

Common Mistakes

• ✗ The sales numbers of this month are very high.

  ✓ The sales figures for this month are very high.

  While 'sales numbers' is sometimes used casually, 'sales figures' is the standard, more professional collocation. Also, 'for this month' is more natural than 'of this month'.

• ✗ We need to increase our sales figure.

  ✓ We need to increase our sales figures.

  Since you are referring to a set of data or multiple statistics, the plural form 'figures' is typically used.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The CFO was pleased to see that the ___ had doubled since last year.

  💡 the numbers showing how much was sold

  Show answer

  sales figures

• Please prepare a chart representing our quarterly ___.

  💡 the statistics of our commercial sales

  Show answer

  sales figures