If you were the editor, what would you do?
PETALING JAYA: Total vehicle sales in October 2011 rose slightly by 3% to 53,654 units from 52,297 units a year earlier, boosted by the fact that it was a longer working month (versus September) and the return in consumers’ buying interest. [Eugene Mahalingam. Vehicle sales up. The Star. November 17 2011]
Here is a clue: year-on-year.