Fiscal Year 2019
Fiscal Year 2019
Fiscal Year 2018
Fiscal Year 2018
Net Sales
% of Total
Net Sales
% of Total
APAC
$533,340
38.6%
$479,987
40.0%
EMEA
315,535
22.8%
277,898
23.1%
Americas
337,842
24.4%
259,105
21.6%
JPKO
196,101
14.2%
183,191
15.3%
Total
$1,382,818
$1,200,181
consolidated comparison of fiscal year 2019 to fiscal year 2018 .
net sales .
net sales of $ 1 .
4 billion in fiscal year 2019 increased 15 .
2 % from $ 1 .
2 billion in fiscal year 2018 primarily due to an increased in solid capacitor net sales $ 164 .
6 million .
in addition film and electrolytic net sales increased by $ 4 .
3 million and msa net sales increased by $ 13 .
8 million .
the increase in solid capacitors net sales was primarily driven by a $ 111 .
8 million increase in distributor sales across the americas apac and emea regions .
the $ 111 .
8 million increase consisted of a $ 72 .
8 million increase in ceramic product line sales and a $ 39 .
0 million increase in tantalum product line sales .
also contributing to the increase in net sales was a $ 30 .
6 million increase in oem sales across the apac emea and jpko regions and a $ 28 .
0 million increase in ems sales across all regions .
these increases in net sales were partially offset by a $ 3 .
2 million decrease in distributor sales in the jpko region and a $ 2 .
7 million decrease in oem sales in the americas region .
in addition solid capacitors net sales was unfavorably impacted by $ 0 .
5 million from foreign currency exchange due to the change in the value of the euro compared to the u .
s .
dollar .
the increase in film and electrolytic net sales was primarily driven by a $ 10 .
5 million increase in distributor sales across the americas and emea regions .
also contributing to the increase in net sales was $ 1 .
7 million increase in ems sales in the americas region and a $ 0 .
8 million increase in oem sales in the jpko region .
these increases in net sales were partially offset by a $ 5 .
6 million decrease in oem sales across the apac and emea regions and a $ 3 .
1 million decrease in distributor sales across the apac and jpko regions .
in addition there was an unfavorable impact of $ 0 .
1 million from foreign currency exchange primarily due to the change in the value of the euro compared to the u .
s .
dollar .
the increase in msa net sales was primarily driven by a $ 15 .
0 million increase in oem sales in the jpko region .
also contributing to the increase in net sales was a $ 4 .
3 million increase in ems sales across all regions and a $ 3 .
7 million increase in distributor sales across the americas and emea regions .
these increase in net sales were partially offset by a $ 5 .
5 million decrease in distributor sales across the apac and jpko regions and a $ 3 .
8 million decrease in oem sales across the americas apac and jpko regions .
in fiscal years 2019 and 2018 net sales by channel and the percentages of net sales by region to total net sales were as follows -dollars in thousands : .

Question: What was the main reason for net sales increase between 2018 and 2019?
Answer: primarily due to an increased in Solid Capacitor net sales $164.6 million

Question: Which years does the table provide information for  net sales by channel and the percentages of net sales by region to total net sales?
Answer: 2018 2019

Question: What was the net sales in 2019 for EMEA?
Answer: 315,535

Question: How many years did the percentages of net sales from EMEA of total net sales exceed 20%?
Answer: 2

Question: What was the change in the percentage of sales from APAC to total net sales between 2018 and 2019?
Answer: -1.4

Question: What was the difference in the net sales in 2019 between APAC and EMEA?
Answer: 217805