percentage point
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percentage point
neutralA unit for describing changes in percentages (e.g., from 5% to 8% is an increase of three percentage points). Crucial in economics, statistics, and data reporting to avoid confusion with percent changes (e.g., a 1% rise is not one percentage point if the base changes).
Tóng同
qián前
yī一
nián年
xiāng相
bǐ比
，
tōng通
huò货
péng膨
zhàng胀
lǜ率
jiǎn减
shǎo少
le了
sān三
ge个
bǎi百
fēn分
diǎn点
。
Compared with the previous year, the inflation rate fell by three percentage points.
Zhè这
xiàng项
zhèng政
cè策
yǒu有
wàng望
jiāng将
shī失
yè业
lǜ率
jiàng降
dī低
liǎng两
ge个
bǎi百
fēn分
diǎn点
。
This policy is expected to reduce the unemployment rate by two percentage points.
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Mín民
yì意
diào调
chá查
xiǎn显
shì示
，
tā他
de的
zhī支
chí持
lǜ率
shàng上
shēng升
le了
wǔ五
ge个
bǎi百
fēn分
diǎn点
。
The opinion poll shows his approval rating has risen by five percentage points.
Lì利
lǜ率
shàng上
tiáo调
le了
líng0
.
diǎn2
èr5
wǔ个
ge百
bǎi分
fēn点
。
The interest rate was raised by 0.25 percentage points.
Fēn分
xī析
shī师
yù预
cè测
GDPG
zēngD
zhǎngP
lǜ增
jiāng长
tí率
gāo将
yī提
ge高
bǎi一
fēn个
diǎn百
分
点
。
Analysts predict the GDP growth rate will increase by one percentage point.