Number formats in Excel

I have an rtf template for AP Trial Balance. All numeric columns are formatted - e.g.
<?format-number(SRC_ACCTD_ROUNDED_REM_AMT,'##,##0.00')?> OR
<?format-number(sum(current-group()/SRC_ACCTD_ROUNDED_REM_AMT),'##,##0.00')?>
When outputting to rtf, number formats look great, but when outputting to Excel, they are inconsistent - sometimes formatted properly, sometimes not. I get a string of numbers like:
-200
-180
-94,500.00
-445.5
-1,629.00
etc.
Is there a way to get Excel to present numbers properly?

Yes, but they will not be numbers for Excel any longer. Try doing this:
="<?format-number(SRC_ACCTD_ROUNDED_REM_AMT,'##,##0.00')?>"

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