Compare % difference 2 columns in a PT

dji

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Hi
I have an Excel 2010 Pivot table .
I want to compare the % difference between customer sales in 2009 and 2008.
I have 3 columns at present Customer name ,Sales 2009 and Sales 2008. I would like a fourth column to show the % difference .Can someone assist me by outlining the process to do this. Much appreciated
 
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<b>Excel 2007</b><table cellpadding="2.5px" rules="all" style=";background-color: #FFFFFF;border: 1px solid;border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #A6AAB6"><colgroup><col width="25px" style="background-color: #E0E0F0" /><col /><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;text-align: center;color: #161120"><th></th><th>A</th><th>B</th><th>C</th><th>D</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">1</td><td style="font-weight: bold;text-align: center;background-color: #D8D8D8;;">Customer Name</td><td style="font-weight: bold;text-align: center;background-color: #D8D8D8;;">Sales 2008</td><td style="font-weight: bold;text-align: center;background-color: #D8D8D8;;">Sales 2009</td><td style="font-weight: bold;text-align: center;background-color: #D8D8D8;;">% difference</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">2</td><td style="text-align: center;;">Bill</td><td style="text-align: center;;">27500</td><td style="text-align: center;;">26500</td><td style="text-align: center;;">3.64%</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">3</td><td style="text-align: center;;">Jim</td><td style="text-align: center;;">15300</td><td style="text-align: center;;">13800</td><td style="text-align: center;;">9.80%</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">4</td><td style="text-align: center;;">Sally</td><td style="text-align: center;;">9800</td><td style="text-align: center;;">11900</td><td style="text-align: center;;">17.65%</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">5</td><td style="text-align: center;;">Mary</td><td style="text-align: center;;">35000</td><td style="text-align: center;;">22000</td><td style="text-align: center;;">37.14%</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">6</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">7</td><td style="text-align: right;border-bottom: 1px solid black;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;border-bottom: 1px solid black;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;border-bottom: 1px solid black;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;border-bottom: 1px solid black;;"></td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">8</td><td style="text-align: right;border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;"></td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">Data</td><td style="text-align: right;border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;"></td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">9</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">Customer Name</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">Sum of Sales 2008</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;;">Sum of Sales 2009</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;;">Sum of % difference</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">10</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">Bill</td><td style="text-align: right;border-top: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">27500</td><td style="text-align: right;border-top: 1px solid black;;">26500</td><td style="text-align: right;border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;;">3.6%</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">11</td><td style="border-right: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">Jim</td><td style="text-align: right;border-left: 1px solid black;;">15300</td><td style="text-align: right;;">13800</td><td style="text-align: right;border-right: 1px solid black;;">9.8%</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">12</td><td style="border-right: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">Mary</td><td style="text-align: right;border-left: 1px solid black;;">35000</td><td style="text-align: right;;">22000</td><td style="text-align: right;border-right: 1px solid black;;">37.1%</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">13</td><td style="border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">Sally</td><td style="text-align: right;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">9800</td><td style="text-align: right;border-bottom: 1px solid black;;">11900</td><td style="text-align: right;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;;">17.6%</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">14</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">Grand Total</td><td style="text-align: right;border-top: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">87600</td><td style="text-align: right;border-top: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;;">74200</td><td style="text-align: right;border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;;">68.2%</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="width:3.6em;font-weight:bold;margin:0;padding:0.2em 0.6em 0.2em 0.5em;border: 1px solid #A6AAB6;border-top:none;text-align: center;background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">Sheet1</p><br /><br /><table width="85%" cellpadding="2.5px" rules="all" style=";border: 2px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;padding: 0.4em;background-color: #FFFFFF" ><tr><td style="padding:6px" ><b>Worksheet Formulas</b><table cellpadding="2.5px" width="100%" rules="all" style="border: 1px solid;text-align:center;background-color: #FFFFFF;border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #A6AAB6"><thead><tr style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120"><th width="10px">Cell</th><th style="text-align:left;padding-left:5px;">Formula</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">D2</th><td style="text-align:left">=IF(<font color="Blue">C2<B2,1-C2/B2,1-B2/C2</font>)</td></tr><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">D3</th><td style="text-align:left">=IF(<font color="Blue">C3<B3,1-C3/B3,1-B3/C3</font>)</td></tr><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">D4</th><td style="text-align:left">=IF(<font color="Blue">C4<B4,1-C4/B4,1-B4/C4</font>)</td></tr><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">D5</th><td style="text-align:left">=IF(<font color="Blue">C5<B5,1-C5/B5,1-B5/C5</font>)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><br />
 
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