Percent difference

Percent difference
  The relative change in a quantity over a specified time period. It is calculated as follows: the current value has the previous value subtracted from it; this new number is divided by the absolute value of the previous value; then this new number is multiplied by 100.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary

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