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percentage point
The unit of measurement for the absolute difference between two percentage values. An increase from 10% to 12% is an increase of two percentage points.
Der Leitzins wurde um 0,25 Prozentpunkte angehoben.
The key interest rate was raised by 0.25 percentage points.
Do not confuse 'Prozentpunkt' (percentage point) with 'Prozent' (percent). A percentage point is the absolute difference between two percentage values. If a value rises from 10% to 12%, that is an increase of two percentage points, but an increase of 20 percent.
Die Arbeitslosenquote sank von 5 % auf 4 %, also um einen Prozentpunkt.
The unemployment rate fell from 5% to 4%, so by one percentage point.
The word is made up of 'Prozent' (percent) and 'Punkt' (point). Think of the percentage point as a fixed unit on a scale from 0 to 100. It measures the distance between two values on this scale.
Bei der letzten Wahl verlor die Partei drei Prozentpunkte.
In the last election, the party lost three percentage points.
The change is often expressed with the preposition 'um' (by). You say something 'steigt um X Prozentpunkte' (rises by X percentage points) or 'fällt um Y Prozentpunkte' (falls by Y percentage points).
Die Zustimmung für das Projekt ist um fünf Prozentpunkte gestiegen.
Support for the project has risen by five percentage points.
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'Prozent' and 'Prozentpunkt' are often confused because both occur with percentages. 'Prozent' describes a share of a whole. 'Prozentpunkt', on the other hand, describes the difference between two percentage values. If something rises from 10 percent to 12 percent, it rises by two percentage points, not by two percent. So 'Prozent' says how large a share is; 'Prozentpunkt' says how much two percentage values differ.
Die Arbeitslosenquote ist im Vergleich zum Vorjahr um einen Prozentpunkt gesunken.
The unemployment rate has fallen by one percentage point compared with the previous year.
In der Klasse fehlen heute fünf Prozent der Schüler.
Five percent of the students are absent from class today.