The phrase "a number that excludes" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific quantity or figure that does not include certain elements or categories.
Example: "The report provided a number that excludes all non-essential expenses."
Alternatives: "a figure that omits" or "a count that leaves out".
The number of people on nonfarm payrolls -- a number that excludes the self-employed -- rose just 57,000, far less than expected, and that led most analysts to call the report a disappointment.
Coach BRUCE ARENA has 28 players in camp in Claremont, Calif., a number that excludes the majority of the American players who are based overseas.
Its profit was reported using a nonstandard metric known as economic net income after taxes, a number that excludes charges related to the firm's becoming a public company.
Gap's sales have been faltering so badly that when Thomson Reuters reports same-store sales for the apparel category, it also includes a number that excludes Gap, to more accurately reflect where the majority of stores are.
The group's adjusted pre-tax profit was up 15% at £942m, a number that excludes one-off items such as rationalisation charges, and interest payments on the pension deficit that has been reduced from £7.9bn to £5.2bn following changes to government rules.
Just two weeks ago, however, the Southern Weekend (Nanfang zhoumo) reported that China's Department of Homeland, after a city-wide inspection, found the number of Beijing courses to have nearly doubled since 2004, from 38 to 73 (a number that excludes 42 driving ranges).
Most Nasdaq 100 companies have persuaded analysts to make their estimates on earnings numbers that exclude certain costs, although the excluded costs vary from company to company.
So they gravitate naturally to pro forma numbers that exclude writedowns.
Mintel, a global market research provider, values the black hair care industry at more than $2.54 billion — a number that surprisingly excludes items like wigs, weaves, and hair care provided in salons, barber shops, and related sites.
Morgan Stanley has said that it will soon address these issues, by adopting a method that bases each company's weight not on total market capitalization but on its "free float" market cap -- a lower number that excludes cross-holdings, government holdings and shares whose ownership is restricted by law.
In the fourth quarter of 2002, AIG began its announcement with net income, but then helpfully provided an adjusted number that excluded realised losses on its securities portfolio and a large charge-off for miscalculating previous losses.
