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Percentage points
The unit for the arithmetic difference between two percentages, so a rise from 5% to 7% is 2 percentage points, not 2 percent.
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Benefits KPI card: Q3 2026 opt-in rate as the headline with a comparison chip against Q3 2025, and two horizontal bars for the two quarters on a 0 to 10% axis. Express the change in percentage points ('▲ 2.0 pp'), not percent change, since both values are rates.
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Try it as a puzzle →KPI card on an HR benefits dashboard comparing this year's enrollment rate with last year's.
Why: B's chip reads '▲ 2.0 pp vs Q3 2025', matching the gap between the 5.0% and 7.0% bars.
More ways experts use it
Monthly summary with four KPI tiles (spent, savings rate, average time in app, cash-back), each with its change versus last month. Put units on every number: currency symbols, %, 'min', and express the savings-rate change in percentage points, with the change in green or red.
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