During FY 2022-2023 , out of the 5,698 total translated materials Citywide , there were 1,846 ( 32.40 %) in Spanish , 1,764 ( 30.96 %) in Chinese , 1,204 ( 21.13 %) in Filipino , 350 ( 6.14 %) in Russian , 280 ( 4.91 %) in Vietnamese , and 254 ( 4.46 %) in other languages .
Total Translated Materials by Language
The total number of translated materials increased by 18.68 % from the previous fiscal year , from 4,801 to 5,698 , which is below the five-year average ( FY 2018-2022 ) of 6,482 translations . All languages , except for Chinese ( which saw a 3.92 % decline ), made positive gains compared to the dramatic declines of translated materials in FY 2021-2022 : Russian increased by 171.32 %, Vietnamese increased by 112.12 %, other languages increased by 27.64 %, Spanish increased by 24.81 %, and Filipino increased by 17.35 % year over year . City departments saw an abnormal spike of written translated materials in FY 2019-2020 and FY 2020-2021 ( 8,296 translations and 10,703 translations , respectively ) before returning closer to past levels . One possible explanation for this spike is the increased written translation efforts by many City departments to communicate new information and resources during the COVID-19 pandemic . For example , the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission ( SFPUC ) has worked to provide print resources and other translated materials to low-income residents in a variety of languages including Arabic , Chinese , Filipino , Russian , Spanish , Vietnamese , and Samoan , in order to increase awareness and accessibility of their affordability programs .
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