results of operations year ended december 31 , 2006 compared to year ended december 31 , 2005 the historical results of operations of pca for the years ended december 31 , 2006 and 2005 are set forth below : for the year ended december 31 , ( in millions ) 2006 2005 change .
[['( in millions )', 'for the year ended december 31 , 2006', 'for the year ended december 31 , 2005', 'change'], ['net sales', '$ 2187.1', '$ 1993.7', '$ 193.4'], ['income from operations', '$ 225.9', '$ 116.1', '$ 109.8'], ['interest expense net', '-31.2 ( 31.2 )', '-28.1 ( 28.1 )', '-3.1 ( 3.1 )'], ['income before taxes', '194.7', '88.0', '106.7'], ['provision for income taxes', '-69.7 ( 69.7 )', '-35.4 ( 35.4 )', '-34.3 ( 34.3 )'], ['net income', '$ 125.0', '$ 52.6', '$ 72.4']]
net sales net sales increased by $ 193.4 million , or 9.7% ( 9.7 % ) , for the year ended december 31 , 2006 from the year ended december 31 , 2005 .net sales increased primarily due to increased sales prices and volumes of corrugated products and containerboard compared to 2005 .total corrugated products volume sold increased 0.4% ( 0.4 % ) to 31.3 billion square feet in 2006 compared to 31.2 billion square feet in 2005 .on a comparable shipment-per-workday basis , corrugated products sales volume increased 0.8% ( 0.8 % ) in 2006 from 2005 .shipments-per-workday is calculated by dividing our total corrugated products volume during the year by the number of workdays within the year .the larger percentage increase on a shipment-per-workday basis was due to the fact that 2006 had one less workday ( 249 days ) , those days not falling on a weekend or holiday , than 2005 ( 250 days ) .containerboard sales volume to external domestic and export customers increased 15.6% ( 15.6 % ) to 482000 tons for the year ended december 31 , 2006 from 417000 tons in 2005 .income from operations income from operations increased by $ 109.8 million , or 94.6% ( 94.6 % ) , for the year ended december 31 , 2006 compared to 2005 .included in income from operations for the year ended december 31 , 2005 is income of $ 14.0 million , net of expenses , consisting of two dividends paid to pca by southern timber venture , llc ( stv ) , the timberlands joint venture in which pca owns a 311 20443% ( 20443 % ) ownership interest .excluding the dividends from stv , income from operations increased $ 123.8 million in 2006 compared to 2005 .the $ 123.8 million increase in income from operations was primarily attributable to higher sales prices and volume as well as improved mix of business ( $ 195.6 million ) , partially offset by increased costs related to transportation ( $ 18.9 million ) , energy , primarily purchased fuels and electricity ( $ 18.3 million ) , wage increases for hourly and salaried personnel ( $ 16.9 million ) , medical , pension and other benefit costs ( $ 9.9 million ) , and incentive compensation ( $ 6.5 million ) .gross profit increased $ 137.1 million , or 44.7% ( 44.7 % ) , for the year ended december 31 , 2006 from the year ended december 31 , 2005 .gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased from 15.4% ( 15.4 % ) of net sales in 2005 to 20.3% ( 20.3 % ) of net sales in the current year primarily due to the increased sales prices described previously .selling and administrative expenses increased $ 12.3 million , or 8.4% ( 8.4 % ) , for the year ended december 31 , 2006 from the comparable period in 2005 .the increase was primarily the result of increased salary and .

Question: net sales increased by what percent from 2005 to 2006?
Answer: 9.7%