percentage point
noun
: one hundredth of a whole : percent
interest rates rose one percentage point from 6.5 percent to 7.5 percent
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The Clippers started Tuesday in seventh place, one percentage point ahead of the Timberwolves but Minnesota owns the tiebreaker.
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Janis Carr, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
That marked a 10 percentage point drop from February and was the first time the view turned negative since late 2023.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
Some analysts expect to see another negative number for 2024, albeit a smaller one given that the central bank was able to lower rates by a percentage point last year amid easing inflation pressures.
—Michael S. Derby, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
On an annual basis, that would put headline inflation at 2.9% and the core reading at 3.2%, both 0.1 percentage point lower than in January.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
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Janis Carr, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
That marked a 10 percentage point drop from February and was the first time the view turned negative since late 2023.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
Some analysts expect to see another negative number for 2024, albeit a smaller one given that the central bank was able to lower rates by a percentage point last year amid easing inflation pressures.
—Michael S. Derby, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
On an annual basis, that would put headline inflation at 2.9% and the core reading at 3.2%, both 0.1 percentage point lower than in January.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Percentage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage%20point. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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