per cent in English

noun
1
one part in every hundred.
a reduction of half a percent or so in price
adverb
1
by a specified amount in or for every hundred.
new car sales may be down nineteen percent
noun

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1. 25 per cent of the world’s population Consumes 80 per cent of …

2. The absolute poverty rate decreased from # per cent in # to # per cent in

3. Absenteeism has increased to # per cent compared to # per cent reported six months earlier

4. In # per cent of Madagascar's population lived in poverty # per cent in absolute poverty

5. Women account for # per cent of the labour market; men account for # per cent

6. Of that large figure, 65 per cent to 70 per cent is actually workers.

7. Absolute poverty had dropped from about # per cent in # to around # per cent in

8. Not counting the 17 per cent of cases with monstrous deformities which were found in kidney agenesia, the following clinical and pathologic-anatomical findings were obtained: agenesia of the kidneys and ureters in 100 per cent; typical facial dysplasia (Potter) in 82 per cent; deformities of the internal male and female genital organs in 80 to 100 per cent; microcystis in 74 per cent; hypoplasia of the lungs in 70 per cent; club foot in 31 per cent, deformities of the spine in 15 per cent; analatresia in 12.5 per cent; malformation of the external genital organs in 12.5 per cent; contracted joints in 11.5 per cent of the cases.

9. Of the original order for 3,530, Renault accounted for 1,850 (52 per cent), Berliet 800 (23 per cent), SOMUA (a subsidiary of Schneider & Cie) 600 (17 per cent), and Delaunay-Belleville 280 (8 per cent).

10. Human error accounted for 5 per cent, down from 14 per cent in 2007.

11. Ablet daily for social networking, 30 per cent for gaming, 17 per cent for reading books and 13 per cent for watching movies and videos

12. Administrative overhead (13 per cent)

13. Administrative overheads (13 per cent)

14. Civilian personnel costs accounted for # per cent of the budget and operational costs for # per cent

15. A week later the figures had dropped to 64 per cent, 52% and 52 per cent.

16. Gold Coast City's unemployment rate (5.6 per cent) is below the national level (5.9 per cent).

17. Refrigerator sales are down by 2 per cent and washing machines sales by 5 per cent .

18. Women represent # per cent of the population and account for # per cent of the economic activity

19. Fruit and vegetable prices rose 3 per cent atop a 2 per cent gain last month.

20. The lowest unemployment rates for the new Länder are lower than in the Ruhr basin (Potsdam 14.7 per cent, Dresden 15.4 per cent and Suhl 15.8 per cent).

21. Fees earned from equity and debt capital markets fell 9 per cent and 3 per cent respectively.

22. This VSOP is made from a blend of Armagnacs from five different years, consisting of 35 per cent baco, 35 per cent colombard, 15 per cent folle blanche and 15 per cent ugni blanc, giving it a full burst of flavour

23. • Concerns about reservations remained almost constant at 4.8 per cent, compared to 5.0 per cent last time.

24. For Bf 110 units it was 46 per cent; and for bombers it was 59 per cent.

25. Overall, women occupy almost # per cent of all paid jobs outside agriculture, compared to # per cent in

26. In 2005, the minimum wage was adjusted by 15.38 per cent, against inflation of 6.61 per cent.

27. The economy registered a growth rate of 2.7 per cent (compared to 2.4 per cent in 2005).

28. Ethnic minority groups have the lowest coverage (less than 4 per cent), with 0 per cent in the case of the H’mong, Gia Rai and Ba Na, as compared to the Hoa (34.5 per cent) and Kinh (20.6 per cent).

29. Unemployment ballooned to fourteen per cent.

30. approximately # per cent in real terms or a little less than # per cent when accounting for inflation

31. After the deduction of tax at 20 per cent, the interest rate will be 2 per cent.

32. 22 per cent of roadways refurbished

33. In 1988, of the total inci­dents of students’ Agitations in India (5,338), only 18 per cent were violent, in comparison to 15 per cent violent Agitations in 1987, 43 per cent in 1986 and 19 per cent in 1985.

34. Most of the female regular force were in the Navy ( # per cent of the total regular force were women), followed by the Airforce ( # per cent) and Army ( # per cent

35. The share of citizens with a substandard income decreased fourfold, from 50 per cent to 12 per cent;

36. Butter is around 80 per cent

37. Figure V shows the estimated yearly inflows from the 4.5 per cent and 2 per cent accrual charges.

38. They accounted for # per cent of the total number of households with unemployed persons in # ( # per cent in

39. In # global agricultural production accounted for more than # per cent of GDP and represented # per cent export revenues

40. Subsidies and other transfers declined 2.2 per cent while payments to Crown corporations advanced by 20.5 per cent.

41. Forty per cent of the population lives in absolute poverty; over 50 per cent is under age 19.

42. Approximately # per cent of the interviewees had been abducted and # per cent had been forced to marry their abductor

43. 28 The Kosdaq index rose 7 per cent and the benchmark Kospi index gained 6 per cent to 5

44. As a result, the ratio of expenditure to income has decreased from # per cent in # to # per cent in

45. The major assumptions used by the actuary were a discount rate of 4.15 per cent; annual salary increases ranging from 9.1 per cent to 4.0 per cent based on age and category of staff members; and travel cost increases of 2.5 per cent per annum.

46. Together, Britain and France account for 45 per cent of Europe's defence budget, 50 per cent of its military capacity and 70 per cent of all spending in military research and development.

47. · 5 per cent lived in rented accommodation;

48. decrease < 15 per cent of ABo

49. decrease < 10 per cent of ABo

50. The market was down 15 per cent.