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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Meanwhile, earlier in the week, Goldman Sachs upped its forecast for a US recession in the next 12 months to 45%, a 10 percentage point increase from prior predictions.
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
The new levies could shave 1.2 percentage point off Vietnam’s economic growth this year, according to estimates by a team of economists at OCBC Bank, prompting them to lower their GDP forecast for the country to 5% in 2025.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
The Clippers started Tuesday in seventh place, one percentage point ahead of the Timberwolves but Minnesota owns the tiebreaker.
—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
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
The new levies could shave 1.2 percentage point off Vietnam’s economic growth this year, according to estimates by a team of economists at OCBC Bank, prompting them to lower their GDP forecast for the country to 5% in 2025.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
The Clippers started Tuesday in seventh place, one percentage point ahead of the Timberwolves but Minnesota owns the tiebreaker.
—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
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“Percentage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage%20point. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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