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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Earlier this month, the Fed cut its benchmark interest rate a quarter of a percentage point in an effort to boost hiring.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
Possibly due to its efforts, Walmart has a five percentage point oversupply of truck drivers compared to its demand, according to the study by Revelio Labs.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
At present, fed funds futures traders are pricing in around a 22% chance of a quarter percentage point cut at the Fed's January meeting, per the CME FedWatch Tool.
—Sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
At the same time, annual inflation has remained close to 3 percent throughout the year, a full percentage point above the Fed’s target range of 2 percent.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
Possibly due to its efforts, Walmart has a five percentage point oversupply of truck drivers compared to its demand, according to the study by Revelio Labs.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
At present, fed funds futures traders are pricing in around a 22% chance of a quarter percentage point cut at the Fed's January meeting, per the CME FedWatch Tool.
—Sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
At the same time, annual inflation has remained close to 3 percent throughout the year, a full percentage point above the Fed’s target range of 2 percent.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Percentage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage%20point. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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