If your lookup value is not in the first column of the array, you will see the #N/A error. In the following table, we want to retrieve the number of units sold for Kale. The #N/A error results because the lookup value “Kale” appears in the second column (Produce) of the table_array argument A2:C10. More @Wikipedia
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