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The phrase "a percentage point" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in contexts involving statistics or comparisons of numerical values, particularly when discussing changes in percentages.
Example: "The interest rate increased by two percentage points from last year."
Alternatives: "a percentage unit" or "a point percentage".
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The household savings rate declined three-tenths of a percentage point from a year earlier.
That is a percentage point above money market funds.
A basis point is a hundredth of a percentage point.
Most economists had expected half a percentage point.
(A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point).
The rate was cut by a half a percentage point.
In Illinois the unemployment rate grew nearly a percentage point.
The loans cost roughly one-half a percentage point to three-quarters of a percentage point more.
He won by barely half a percentage point.
Since then it has raised rates by a percentage point.
In 2010 Mr Scott won by a percentage point.
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