percentage
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The note from Goldman, published Friday May 8, notes China’s external surplus is approaching unprecedented levels as a percentage of global GDP.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Excluding autos and gas, retail sales are seen increasing 0.4%, two-tenths of a percentage point less than previously.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite closed the week up 4.5%, posting its largest six-week percentage gain since the week ending April 17, 2009, and its 11th record close this year.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
In religious counties, tips for Sunday lunch were almost 0.88 percentage point lower than tips for Monday lunch.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
African Americans constituted only 15 percent of current drug users in 1995, and they constitute roughly the same percentage today.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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