percentage

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Over time, this dynamic can steadily push tipping percentages higher in places where tipping is common.

From Science Daily

While Chinese and Japanese lenders are active in the GCC region, exposure is small as a percentage of overall lending, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal

If oil prices go to $100 a barrel for a sustained period, the increase to headline inflation might be a more meaningful 0.7 percentage point, said Neil Shearing, chief economist at Capital Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal

The central bank has previously said a 14% increase in oil prices could drive an increase in the inflation rate of half of a percentage point.

From The Wall Street Journal

The chief executive of Opendoor Technologies says his company is offering mortgages a full percentage point below the national average, a move that puzzles some observers wondering about its effect on the company’s business.

From MarketWatch