last fiscal year; previous academic year
Refers to the previous year in institutional contexts such as fiscal, academic, or business years. Often used adverbially without a particle.
Last fiscal year's sales increased by 5% compared to the previous year.
About 3,000 students graduated from this university last academic year.
Sales grew significantly compared to last fiscal year.
The number of new students this year was about the same as last fiscal year.
The construction was completed within last fiscal year.