set hive.map.aggr=true; set hive.groupby.skewindata=false; set mapred.reduce.tasks=31; CREATE TABLE dest1(key INT, value DOUBLE) STORED AS TEXTFILE; EXPLAIN FROM src INSERT OVERWRITE TABLE dest1 SELECT src.key, sum(substr(src.value,5)) GROUP BY src.key; FROM src INSERT OVERWRITE TABLE dest1 SELECT src.key, sum(substr(src.value,5)) GROUP BY src.key; SELECT dest1.* FROM dest1;