The graphic shows a decreasing trend in Lowe's 2002 percent changes from the same period of the previous year over the period from the first quarter to the fourth quarter. 
Lowe's 2002 percent changes from the same period of the previous year range from 22.62 to 16.67 percent over the period from the first quarter to the fourth quarter and show the largest drop of about 3.57 percent between the second quarter and the third quarter.