percentage
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Morgan’s chief economist, Michael Feroli, is already expecting consumer spending to grow by just 1.5% this quarter, the smallest percentage in a year.
From Barron's
Nationally, visits were high, at 323 million, but down a couple of percentage points from the record set in 2024, according to a park service press release.
From Los Angeles Times
The percentage of crude oil shipped through the Strait of Hormuz that was sold into Asian markets in 2025.
From Barron's
It impacts an even larger percentage of global container ships, which travel from the Bab el-Mandeb up through the Suez Canal at the Northern end of the Red Sea.
From Barron's
Investment bankers advising on a typical deal receive fees of less than 1% of the transaction value, and the percentage generally gets smaller as the deal size increases.
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