percentage points
Absolute rate change
Percentage points measure the arithmetic difference between two percentages.
If unemployment rises from 5% to 8%, it has increased by three percentage points—not three percent, which would be a much smaller change.
The distinction matters in statistics, economics, and polling, where confusing the two produces significant errors: Interest rates dropped by half a percentage point.
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percentage pointspercent change
Relative increase or decrease
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