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

billions of dollars
%

imports of capital goods

all countires
66.9
76.1
108.8
108.3
100.0
100.0
3.1

united states
43.8
41.6
54.3
52.2
65.5
48.2
1.1

china
1.8
11.0
21.2
20.6
2.7
19.0
16.5

mexico
2.6
4.2
9.6
9.6
3.9
8.8
8.5

south korea
1.6
1.3
1.9
4.2
2.4
3.9
6.1

germany
1.9
3.1
4.2
3.9
2.8
3.6
4.7

japan
3.8
3.1
3.0
3.3
5.7
3.0
-1.0

vietnam
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.6
0.0
1.5
56.3

italy
0.7
0.9
1.4
1.3
1.0
1.2
4.4

taiwan
1.6
1.1
1.3
1.3
2.4
1.2
-1.5

united kingdom
2.6
1.0
1.3
1.2
3.9
1.1
-4.9

exports of capital goods

all countires
60.2
44.4
48.5
46.5
100.0
100.0
-1.6

united states
53.5
31.9
35.5
33.7
88.8
72.5
-2.8

china
0.3
0.7
1.2
1.3
0.6
2.9
8.9

united kingdom
1.3
1.5
1.2
1.2
2.1
2.5
-0.5

malta
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.7
0.0
1.5
40.3

germany
0.7
0.8
0.5
0.7
1.2
1.5
-0.1

mexico
0.1
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.2
1.5
10.8

australia
0.3
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.6
1.1
2.6

japan
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.9
3.5

spain
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.9
8.0

switzerland
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.9
9.7

Statement: exports to the united states were the largest contributor to the decrease of capital goods exports as they declined on average by 2.8% over the period 2000 to 2016.
Question: over the period 2000 to 2016, how many percentage points of capital goods exports to the united states has declined?
Answer: [2.8]