[Grammar] Sales have been good despite last year’s price increases.

[kadioguy]

a. Sales have been good despite last year’s price increases.

https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/increase_1

b. Sales are good despite last year’s price increases. [my sentence]
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What is the difference in meaning between them?

I think that (a) means that sales are good from some point in time in the past until now, while (b) means that they are good for now.

Is that right?

 

[tedmc]

Yes, (a) covers the entire period from the price increases whereas (b) is for an unspecified period in the present.