pc = percentage?

[NewHopeR]

Context:

Last October, Astra also said it planned to invest $200m in a new Chinese factory making intravenous and oral solid medicines.

Astra’s sales in emerging markets, including China, grew 10pc to $5.8bn last year, while Glaxo’s Asia Pacific revenues grew 7pc to ?1.8bn.

[Rover_KE]

It's clear in that context that pc=%.

However, because of the possibility of being misunderstood, you would be wise not to use it yourself.

There's an interesting discussion of this topic here.

Rover