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This template takes up to 20 numbers and calculates the percent change between each pair and formats them for inclusion in a table in either ascending or descending order.

Use

This template has the following syntax:

{{Changes|number01|...|number20|order=|nd=|pd=|ic=|dc=}}

where:

number01|...|number20 are up to 20 numbers. If a number is not known, use NA or  
order= is an optional change calculation order:
- order=a calculate percent change in ascending order. (default)
- order=d calculate percent change in descending order.
nd= is an optional number of decimal places in the formatted numbers. (default=0)
pd= is an optional number of decimal places in the formatted percent changes. (default=2)
ic= is an optional color for a percent increase. (default=green)
dc= is an optional color for a percent decrease. (default=red)

Example

The following Wiki markup:

{|class="wikitable sortable"
![[U.S. state|State]]
![[1980 United States census|1980 census]]
!% Pop change
![[1990 United States census|1990 census]]
!% Pop change
![[2000 United States census|2000 census]]
!% Pop change
![[2010 United States census|2010 census]]
!% Pop change
![[2020 United States census|2020 census]]
|-
|[[Wyoming]]
{{changes|469557|453588|493782|563626|576851}}
|}

creates the following table:

State	1980 census	% Pop change	1990 census	% Pop change	2000 census	% Pop change	2010 census	% Pop change	2020 census
Wyoming	469,557	−3.40%	453,588	+8.86%	493,782	+14.14%	563,626	+2.35%	576,851

You can put this table in descending order with {{changes|order=d|576851|563626|493782|453588|469557}}:

State	2020 census	% Pop change	2010 census	% Pop change	2000 census	% Pop change	1990 census	% Pop change	1980 census
Wyoming	576,851	+2.35%	563,626	+14.14%	493,782	+8.86%	453,588	−3.40%	469,557

Use

Example

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