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Google never indexes 100% of a website's pages. On average, between 30% and 60% of a site's pages are indexed. Losing 100 indexed URLs per month on a site with 5000 pages is normal if new content is added.
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TL;DR
Google only indexes 30% to 60% of your site's pages. It's normal to lose 100 indexed URLs per month out of 5000 pages if you're adding content. Adjust your SEO strategy to optimize this inevitably partial indexing scope.
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