Table:
2000
2008
2015
2016
share in 2000
share in 2016
growth rate 2000 to 2016

billions of dollars
%

exports of intermediate goods

all countries
234.6
325.3
316.7
300.5
100.0
100.0
1.6

united states
195.1
246.4
229.6
215.0
83.1
71.6
0.6

china
3.2
9.1
16.4
16.0
1.4
5.3
10.6

united kingdom
3.8
10.4
13.7
15.0
1.6
5.0
8.9

japan
7.4
9.1
7.3
7.7
3.2
2.6
0.3

mexico
1.5
4.5
4.7
5.4
0.7
1.8
8.2

south korea
2.1
3.2
3.3
3.6
0.9
1.2
3.5

india
0.4
1.6
2.4
2.5
0.2
0.8
13.0

belgium
1.8
2.7
2.3
2.5
0.8
0.8
2.2

france
1.3
2.2
2.4
2.5
0.5
0.8
4.4

germany
2.0
3.1
2.3
2.4
0.9
0.8
1.1

imports of intermediate goods

all countries
204.2
227.1
255.6
250.6
100.0
100.0
1.3

united states
138.4
124.9
146.2
141.7
67.8
56.5
0.1

china
3.0
12.4
20.9
20.4
1.5
8.2
12.7

mexico
5.2
7.1
12.1
13.1
2.6
5.2
5.9

japan
7.7
5.9
7.4
7.7
3.8
3.1
0.0

germany
3.7
5.0
7.1
7.1
1.8
2.8
4.2

united kingdom
8.9
8.9
5.1
3.9
4.4
1.5
-5.1

south korea
2.1
2.6
3.3
3.4
1.0
1.4
3.0

brazil
1.0
1.9
2.8
3.1
0.5
1.2
7.2

taiwan
2.5
2.1
3.2
2.9
1.2
1.2
0.9

italy
1.8
2.0
2.7
2.7
0.9
1.1
2.5

Statement: 3.1% of total intermediate goods imports in 2016 were from japan.
Question: what was the proportion of intermediate imports were from japan in 2016?
Answer: [3.1]