return2ozma@lemmy.worldBanned from community to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agoEven Top Earners Are Falling Behind on Credit Card and Car Paymentswww.bloomberg.comexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1188
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minus-squareKazumara@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-210 months ago POINT FIVE PERCENT from like 5.5% to 6%. Actually that’s called a 0.5 percentage points increase and a 9 percent increase (because 6 ÷ 5.5 = 1.09). The distinction is important, but even the media gets it wrong often.
Actually that’s called a 0.5 percentage points increase and a 9 percent increase (because 6 ÷ 5.5 = 1.09). The distinction is important, but even the media gets it wrong often.