[GNC] Expenses by Account

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Or you could use the Asset Barchart or Liability Barchart report. Ticking the Show table option has the added benefit of displaying the figures for each account included. 

⁣David T. ​

On Sep 7, 2023, 5:19 AM, at 5:19 AM, Alan Hopkins <hoppo52 at gmail.com> wrote:
>   Hello Tom
>   It's fairly straightforward, if I understand you correctly.
>  There are several ways to achieve this but possibly the easiest is to
>   choose the Income Statement (MultiColumn) report, then in the report
> Options go to the Accounts tab and select Clear All then scroll though
>   you accounts list and Highlight/Select the Expenses Account (this is
> usually a Placeholder), then Select Children (this will select all the
>Expenses sub-accounts), then go to the General tab, for Period Duration
> select Half Year (or one of the periods in the drop down), then Select
> your start and end dates, Apply and you should see something like what
>  you are after.  You can clean it up through Options, Display, uncheck
>   "Include accounts with zero total balances".
> Have a play and discover how things work - once you have the report as
>  you want you can save it using "Save Config As" eg "6 monthly expense
>   comparison" or whatever.
>   The important thing is to have a play with the Options so that you
>   learn, rather than being told, how to do it.
>   Enjoy GnuCash - I love it!  Big thanks to the developers and
>   maintainers!!
>   Cheers
>   Hop
>
>   On 7/9/23 11:07, Tom Balazs wrote:
>
>What is the best report to use if I want to show all my expenses for
>TimePeriodX broken down by account (e.g. Expense:Groceries,
>Expense:Auto,
>Expense:Restaurant).
>And how do I view trends over time (e.g. last month
>"Expense:Restaurant"
>seemed high, but show me "Expense:Restaurant" each month for the past 6
>months).
>
>Tom
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