The following information was taken from Johnson & Johnson annual reports. The principal office of Johnson & Johnson is in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, using the symbol JNJ. Use 2000 as the base period and compute a simple index of domestic sales for each year from 2000 until 2009.(Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) Interpret the trend in domestic sales.(Round your answer to 1 decimal place. Omit the \"%\" sign in your response.) The following information was taken from Johnson & Johnson annual reports. The principal office of Johnson & Johnson is in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, using the symbol JNJ. Solution Year Index 2001 114.5 2002 129.7 2003 145.9 2004 160.4 2005 163.9 2006 171.9 2007 187.4 2008 186.6 2009 178.4 The domestic sales increased by 78.4 % between 2000 and 2009..

1. The following information was taken from Johnson & Johnson annual reports. The principal
office of Johnson & Johnson is in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Its common stock is listed on the
New York Stock Exchange, using the symbol JNJ.
Use 2000 as the base period and compute a simple index of domestic sales for each year from
2000 until 2009.(Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)
Interpret the trend in domestic sales.(Round your answer to 1 decimal place. Omit the "%" sign
in your response.)
The following information was taken from Johnson & Johnson annual reports. The principal
office of Johnson & Johnson is in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Its common stock is listed on
the New York Stock Exchange, using the symbol JNJ.
Solution
Year Index 2001 114.5 2002 129.7 2003 145.9 2004 160.4 2005 163.9 2006 171.9 2007 187.4
2008 186.6 2009 178.4 The domestic sales increased by 78.4 % between 2000 and 2009.