diff --git a/models/intermediate/cross/int_billable_items_growth_score_by_deal.sql b/models/intermediate/cross/int_billable_items_growth_score_by_deal.sql
index b380f89..def724e 100644
--- a/models/intermediate/cross/int_billable_items_growth_score_by_deal.sql
+++ b/models/intermediate/cross/int_billable_items_growth_score_by_deal.sql
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ with
             as projection_mean_absolute_percentage_error,
             true as are_billable_items_projected
         from int_kpis_projected__agg_monthly_billable_items
+        -- The following condition forces the exclusion of projected data on the 1st 
+        -- day of the month to avoid duplicates:
+        -- On the 1st day of the month we will already have the actual Billable Items
+        -- of the previous month. In this case, the projected items are equal to the 
+        -- actual, and it creates duplicates. 
+        where current_date <> date_trunc('month', end_date + interval '1 day')::date
         union all
         select
             start_date,