Running Sales by Category

Running Sales by Category :Rank Products by Sales Volume and Calculate Running Totals Within Each Category Advanced

Rank products by total quantity sold and compute the running sales total per category.

The merchants guild wants to analyze the popularity of products by category. Write a query to rank products by total quantity sold and calculate the running sum of sales for each product category as each rank is displayed.
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This simulates analyzing category-level sales performance to identify top-selling products and monitor cumulative sales growth.

You'll practice combining ranking and running aggregation techniques to track performance and cumulative trends within grouped data.

This problem is labeled as Advanced. It’s intended for learners who are already comfortable with common window functions and want to push into more complex analytical patterns. Don’t rush — work through the hints one at a time and study the final query structure carefully.

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