Index: views/handlers/views_handler_field_numeric.inc
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--- views/handlers/views_handler_field_numeric.inc	(revision 20570)
+++ views/handlers/views_handler_field_numeric.inc	(working copy)
@@ -123,6 +123,6 @@
       $value = format_plural($value, $this->options['format_plural_singular'], $this->options['format_plural_plural']);
     }
 
-    return $this->sanitize_value($this->options['prefix'] . $value . $this->options['suffix']);
+    return $this->options['prefix'] . $value . $this->options['suffix'];
   }
 }