# Requesting figures from the year 2016 when you are in 2017
**URL:** https://community.silverfin.com/t/requesting-figures-from-the-year-2016-when-you-are-in-2017/1036
**Category:** Templates
**Tags:** drops, drop\_period
**Created:** [July 4, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.silverfin.com/t/requesting-figures-from-the-year-2016-when-you-are-in-2017/1036 "2018-07-04T16:37:43Z")
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### Author:  [@NickS](https://community.silverfin.com/u/NickS)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.silverfin.com/t/requesting-figures-from-the-year-2016-when-you-are-in-2017/1036/1 "2018-07-04T16:37:43Z")
Hi Sam,
In the model I’m building, I need figures from the 2nd previous year.
(in silverfin I am in the year 2017)
Current year is 2018
1st previous year is 2017
2nd previous year is 2016
The formula is:
Increase/decrease in liquidity = X of year Y – X of year (Y-1)
X = the amount of, for example ledger number 140000
Y = 1st previous year 2017
(Y-1) = 1st previous year 2017 - 1 is the year 2016
If X of year Y-1 is empty, then X is equal to 0.
Do you know how I can request figures from the year 2016 when I’m in 2017.
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@robindeclercq](https://community.silverfin.com/u/robindeclercq)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2018, 7:21am UTC](https://community.silverfin.com/t/requesting-figures-from-the-year-2016-when-you-are-in-2017/1036/2 "2018-07-05T07:21:15Z")
Hi @NickS,
Unless I’ve misunderstood your question, you can easily get the figures from the 2nd previous year by ‘period.minus\_2y.accounts’, e.g.:
> {% assign revenue\_minus2 = period.minus\_2y.accounts | range:“70” %}
>
> {{ revenue\_minus2 }}
Kind regards,
Robin
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### Author:  [@NickS](https://community.silverfin.com/u/NickS)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2018, 5:31am UTC](https://community.silverfin.com/t/requesting-figures-from-the-year-2016-when-you-are-in-2017/1036/3 "2018-07-06T05:31:45Z")
Hi @robindeclercq
Thank you.😃