=Slope with %s

lewkdow

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Hi - I want to be able to describe the trend (+, - or flat) of a series of %'s over time, but the =slope function returns very large numbers (e.g. 72,932) - what is the best way to interpret?

Dataset:
Known Ys: Jan 18 - Apr 19 dates
Example Known Xs:

8.17%8.26%8.33%8.45%8.51%8.53%8.51%8.48%8.48%8.47%8.54%8.59%

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=Slope on this give me 72,932 - am I doing something wrong? As I'd describe this as a roughly flat trend...
 

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