#3564
Medium Database Seasonal sales analysis
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Feb 27, 2026
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Table: sales
+---------------+---------+
| Column Name | Type |
+---------------+---------+
| sale_id | int |
| product_id | int |
| sale_date | date |
| quantity | int |
| price | decimal |
+---------------+---------+
sale_id is the unique identifier for this table.
Each row contains information about a product sale including the product_id, date of sale, quantity sold, and price per unit.
Table: products
+---------------+---------+
| Column Name | Type |
+---------------+---------+
| product_id | int |
| product_name | varchar |
| category | varchar |
+---------------+---------+
product_id is the unique identifier for this table.
Each row contains information about a product including its name and category.
Write a solution to find the most popular product category for each season. The seasons are defined as:
Winter: December, January, February
Spring: March, April, May
Summer: June, July, August
Fall: September, October, November
The popularity of a category is determined by the total quantity sold in that season. If there is a tie, select the category with the highest total revenue (quantity × price). If there is still a tie, return the lexicographically smaller category.
Return the result table ordered by season in ascending order.
The result format is in the following example.
Solution
SQL
#
# Table: sales
# +---------------+---------+
# | Column Name | Type |
# +---------------+---------+
# | sale_id | int |
# | product_id | int |
# | sale_date | date |
# | quantity | int |
# | price | decimal |
# +---------------+---------+
# sale_id is the unique identifier for this table.
# Each row contains information about a product sale including the product_id, date of sale, quantity sold, and price per unit.
# Table: products
# +---------------+---------+
# | Column Name | Type |
# +---------------+---------+
# | product_id | int |
# | product_name | varchar |
# | category | varchar |
# +---------------+---------+
# product_id is the unique identifier for this table.
# Each row contains information about a product including its name and category.
# Write a solution to find the most popular product category for each season. The seasons are defined as:
# Winter: December, January, February
# Spring: March, April, May
# Summer: June, July, August
# Fall: September, October, November
# The popularity of a category is determined by the total quantity sold in that season. If there is a tie, select the category with the highest total revenue (quantity × price).
# Return the result table ordered by season in ascending order.
# The result format is in the following example.
# Example:
# Input:
# sales table:
# +---------+------------+------------+----------+-------+
# | sale_id | product_id | sale_date | quantity | price |
# +---------+------------+------------+----------+-------+
# | 1 | 1 | 2023-01-15 | 5 | 10.00 |
# | 2 | 2 | 2023-01-20 | 4 | 15.00 |
# | 3 | 3 | 2023-03-10 | 3 | 18.00 |
# | 4 | 4 | 2023-04-05 | 1 | 20.00 |
# | 5 | 1 | 2023-05-20 | 2 | 10.00 |
# | 6 | 2 | 2023-06-12 | 4 | 15.00 |
# | 7 | 5 | 2023-06-15 | 5 | 12.00 |
# | 8 | 3 | 2023-07-24 | 2 | 18.00 |
# | 9 | 4 | 2023-08-01 | 5 | 20.00 |
# | 10 | 5 | 2023-09-03 | 3 | 12.00 |
# | 11 | 1 | 2023-09-25 | 6 | 10.00 |
# | 12 | 2 | 2023-11-10 | 4 | 15.00 |
# | 13 | 3 | 2023-12-05 | 6 | 18.00 |
# | 14 | 4 | 2023-12-22 | 3 | 20.00 |
# | 15 | 5 | 2024-02-14 | 2 | 12.00 |
# +---------+------------+------------+----------+-------+
# products table:
# +------------+-----------------+----------+
# | product_id | product_name | category |
# +------------+-----------------+----------+
# | 1 | Warm Jacket | Apparel |
# | 2 | Designer Jeans | Apparel |
# | 3 | Cutting Board | Kitchen |
# | 4 | Smart Speaker | Tech |
# | 5 | Yoga Mat | Fitness |
# +------------+-----------------+----------+
# Output:
# +---------+----------+----------------+---------------+
# | season | category | total_quantity | total_revenue |
# +---------+----------+----------------+---------------+
# | Fall | Apparel | 10 | 120.00 |
# | Spring | Kitchen | 3 | 54.00 |
# | Summer | Tech | 5 | 100.00 |
# | Winter | Apparel | 9 | 110.00 |
# +---------+----------+----------------+---------------+
# Explanation:
# Fall (Sep, Oct, Nov):
# Apparel: 10 items sold (6 Jackets in Sep, 4 Jeans in Nov), revenue $120.00 (6×$10.00 + 4×$15.00)
# Fitness: 3 Yoga Mats sold in Sep, revenue $36.00
# Most popular: Apparel with highest total quantity (10)
# Spring (Mar, Apr, May):
# Kitchen: 3 Cutting Boards sold in Mar, revenue $54.00
# Tech: 1 Smart Speaker sold in Apr, revenue $20.00
# Apparel: 2 Warm Jackets sold in May, revenue $20.00
# Most popular: Kitchen with highest total quantity (3) and highest revenue ($54.00)
# Summer (Jun, Jul, Aug):
# Apparel: 4 Designer Jeans sold in Jun, revenue $60.00
# Fitness: 5 Yoga Mats sold in Jun, revenue $60.00
# Kitchen: 2 Cutting Boards sold in Jul, revenue $36.00
# Tech: 5 Smart Speakers sold in Aug, revenue $100.00
# Most popular: Tech and Fitness both have 5 items, but Tech has higher revenue ($100.00 vs $60.00)
# Winter (Dec, Jan, Feb):
# Apparel: 9 items sold (5 Jackets in Jan, 4 Jeans in Jan), revenue $110.00
# Kitchen: 6 Cutting Boards sold in Dec, revenue $108.00
# Tech: 3 Smart Speakers sold in Dec, revenue $60.00
# Fitness: 2 Yoga Mats sold in Feb, revenue $24.00
# Most popular: Apparel with highest total quantity (9) and highest revenue ($110.00)
# The result table is ordered by season in ascending order.
#
# Write your MySQL query statement below
WITH seasonal_sales AS (
SELECT
CASE
WHEN MONTH(s.sale_date) IN (12, 1, 2) THEN 'Winter'
WHEN MONTH(s.sale_date) IN (3, 4, 5) THEN 'Spring'
WHEN MONTH(s.sale_date) IN (6, 7, 8) THEN 'Summer'
ELSE 'Fall'
END AS season,
p.category,
SUM(s.quantity) AS total_quantity,
SUM(s.quantity * s.price) AS total_revenue
FROM sales s
JOIN products p ON s.product_id = p.product_id
GROUP BY season, p.category
),
ranked AS (
SELECT season, category, total_quantity, total_revenue,
ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY season ORDER BY total_quantity DESC, total_revenue DESC) AS rn
FROM seasonal_sales
)
SELECT season, category, total_quantity, total_revenue
FROM ranked
WHERE rn = 1
ORDER BY season;