| 1 | A | B | C | D | E |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | share of firms in each productivity quartile in year t and year t-5, by outcome size class |  |  |  |  |
| 3 |  | all medium-sized firms | become large | remain medium-sized | become small |
| 4 |  | percent |  |  |  |
| 5 | productivity quartile in year t |  |  |  |  |
| 6 | first quartile | 24.9 | 13.9 | 22.1 | 40.7 |
| 7 | second quartile | 25.0 | 16.7 | 25.4 | 24.3 |
| 8 | third quartile | 25.0 | 30.1 | 26.1 | 18.5 |
| 9 | fourth quartile | 25.1 | 39.3 | 26.5 | 16.5 |
| 10 | productivity quartile in year t-5 |  |  |  |  |
| 11 | first quartile | 24.9 | 17.1 | 23.3 | 33.9 |
| 12 | second quartile | 25.0 | 15.9 | 25.1 | 25.6 |
| 13 | third quartile | 25.0 | 27.1 | 25.5 | 22.3 |
| 14 | fourth quartile | 25.1 | 39.9 | 26.1 | 18.2 |

Question: what was the percentage of firms that become large in the third and fourth productivity quartiles one year prior to the transition?
Answer: 69.4

Question: what was the percentage of firms that become large in the third and fourth productivity quartiles in year t-5 ?
Answer: 67