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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On inflation, views at both the one- and five-year horizons rose half a percentage point, respectively to 4.9% and 3.9%.
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Lisa Kailai Han,alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
Schools that participated in the literacy cadre saw a 7 percentage point increase in their scores from last year, compared to non-cadre schools that just increased 3.6 percentage points.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
Trump increased his support among younger men in the 2024 election, winning the vote among men under 30 by 1 percentage point over Democrat Kamala Harris, according to exit polls.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
India’s tariff, in contrast, was reduced by just one percentage point—from 26 to 25 percent.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 31 July 2025
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Lisa Kailai Han,alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
Schools that participated in the literacy cadre saw a 7 percentage point increase in their scores from last year, compared to non-cadre schools that just increased 3.6 percentage points.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
Trump increased his support among younger men in the 2024 election, winning the vote among men under 30 by 1 percentage point over Democrat Kamala Harris, according to exit polls.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
India’s tariff, in contrast, was reduced by just one percentage point—from 26 to 25 percent.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 31 July 2025
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“Percentage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage%20point. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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