account for
KEYWORDS: describe, percentage
STRUCTURE
- (name of item/category) account for (number%) of (total)
Examples
Afro-Americans account for 12% of the US population.
These occupations now account for 37. 6 percent of all workers.
Higher education accounts for about 13 percent of general fund expenditures
Own-label products now account for more than 20% of sales in some European supermarkets.
Ovens, kettles and washing machines accounted for 17.5% of household electricity use.