...hall accrue on the outstanding balance at a daily compounded rate of 0.03% from the due date until the date the amounts are finally discharged in full.
Honda reported its
profits slipped nearly 20% in the first half of the April-March fiscal year
from a year earlier, as sales suffered in China. 这句话的from a year earlier是不是同比意思?是固定用法吗?为什么可以这么翻译?