Collocations for per cent - noun

account for, amount to, be equal to, constitute, equal, represent
Overseas earnings accounted for 9% of the total last year.

contain
Roman coins containing about 25% zinc

reach, stand at
Their share of the vote reached 6.5% in 1998.

(All the verbs in the following collocate groups may be followed by ‘by’, ‘from’ or ‘to’ plus ‘per cent’. Sometimes the word ‘by’ is left out.)

be/go/shoot up, expand, grow, improve, increase, jump, rise, soar
Prices rose by 12% in 1998. | Prices rose 12%.

be/go/come down, decline, decrease, depreciate, drop, fall, plummet, plunge, shrink
Profitability is down from 16% to 12.2%.

boost sth, increase sth, raise sth
hoping to boost sales by 10%

cut sth, devalue sth, reduce sth, slash sth
The currency was devalued 20% overnight.

by 10, 20, etc. ~
cutting carbon dioxide levels by 20% in 15 years

~ of sth
In 40% of all cases, the parents had no idea of their child''s problem.

about/around/only/over/up to 10, 20, etc. per cent ~
Only 10% of the teenagers agreed with this statement. | a process that can reduce the cost by up to 15%

a boost/an improvement/an increase/a jump/a rise of 10, 20, etc. per cent
a jump of 8% in cases of the disease

a cut/decline/decrease/drop/fall/reduction of 10, 20, etc. per cent, fewer/less/more than 10, 20, etc. per cent
Profits rose by more than 50% last year.

growth of 10, 20, etc. per cent, in the bottom/top 10, 20, etc. per cent
His son was in the top 2% of the university''s students.

10, 20, etc. per cent less/more
New cars will use about 35% less fuel by the year 2001.

10, 20, etc. per cent of all/of a total
The tribe''s land now amounts to around 50% of the total land area.