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Yearly difference subtracted from sum of previous years

Hello, 

I want to know how many boxes I totally cleared by year from the start and visualize this.

This is how the raw data looks ( I added a empty column for the readability):

 

Box nr Action date
764-5289 1-1-1907
764-2894 3-2-2017
764-2288 6-7-2017
764-2874 31-8-2017
764-3289 18-8-2018
764-2328 18-10-2018
764-5288 22-2-2019
764-2866 18-4-2019
764-2825 25-5-2019
764-2826 25-5-2019
764-2815 23-7-2019
764-3428 23-8-2019
764-3283 6-9-2019
764-3284 6-9-2019
764-2870 14-2-2020
764-2841 17-4-2020
764-2285 30-1-2021
764-2873 7-2-2021

The information I have:

  • The total number of boxes at the start (Measure) 
    Total boxes with date = DISTINCTCOUNT(action_date[Box nr])
  • The number of boxes per year which needs to be cleared out:
    Number Boxes Year = COUNTX(
        FILTER (action_date, EARLIER(action_date[Action date].[Year])=action_date[Action date].[Year]),action_date[Action date].[Year])
  • The difference between thoose two:  
    Difference = [Total boxes with date]-action_date[Number Boxes Year]

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But the difference is now a simple subtraction grand total - diffence a year. But what I want to know is not the boxes cleared out at one year but also the years before. Like the table below.

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How can I achieve this? 

I found this which looks like what I'm looking for. But since I made the calculations with measures ( I only have dates and box number in my data) I can't make a calculated column. 

At the end it has to look something like this (with the right order of years.)

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lbendlin
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Please provide sample data (with sensitive information removed) that covers your issue or question completely, in a usable format (not as a screenshot).
https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-provide-sample-data-in-the-Power-BI-...
Please show the expected outcome based on the sample data you provided.

https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/How-to-Get-Your-Question-Answered-Quickly/m-p/1447...

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