In the third quarter, Agilent Technologies witnessed a decrease of 7.67% in costs of revenue for its corporate clients compared to the previous year. However, sequentially, costs of revenue grew by 1.93%. On the other hand, Agilent Technologies Inc experienced an 8.71% decline in annual revenue, although sequentially, revenue grew by 0.96%. Analyzing the revenue of Agilent Technologies' corporate clients, there was a year-on-year reduction of 9.07%, but a sequential growth of 3.85%. These figures reveal a complex market situation and call for a detailed examination of investment trends and impacts on customer expenses.