permillage point; basis point (‰)
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permillage point; a unit of measure for changes in relative indicators in statistics
formalSimilar to a 'percentage point' (百分点), but for permillage (‰). One 千分点 equals 0.1% or 1/1000. Used in demographic, economic, and scientific reporting to express small changes precisely.
Rén人
kǒu口
chū出
shēng生
lǜ率
bǐ比
shàng上
nián年
xià下
jiàng降
le了
11
.
55
ge个
qiān千
fēn分
diǎn点
。
The birth rate decreased by 1.5 permillage points compared to last year.
Gāi该
gōng公
sī司
qù去
nián年
de的
lì利
rùn润
lǜ率
zēng增
jiā加
le了
liǎng两
ge个
qiān千
fēn分
diǎn点
。
The company's profit margin increased by two permillage points last year.
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Bào报
gào告
xiǎn显
shì示
，
wù误
chā差
zài在
qiān千
fēn分
zhī之
sān三
yǐ以
nèi内
，
jí即
sān三
ge个
qiān千
fēn分
diǎn点
。
The report indicates the margin of error is within three per thousand, or three permillage points.