results of operations 20142018 compared to 2017 net sales .
[['( in millions )', 'years ended december 31 2018', 'years ended december 31 2017', 'years ended december 31 % (  % ) change'], ['net sales from products and systems integration', '$ 5100', '$ 4513', '13% ( 13 % )'], ['net sales from services and software', '2243', '1867', '20% ( 20 % )'], ['net sales', '$ 7343', '$ 6380', '15% ( 15 % )']]
the products and systems integration segment 2019s net sales represented 69% ( 69 % ) of our consolidated net sales in 2018 , compared to 71% ( 71 % ) in 2017 .the services and software segment 2019s net sales represented 31% ( 31 % ) of our consolidated net sales in 2018 , compared to 29% ( 29 % ) in 2017 .net sales were up $ 963 million , or 15% ( 15 % ) , compared to 2017 .the increase in net sales was driven by the americas and emea with a 13% ( 13 % ) increase in the products and systems integration segment and a 20% ( 20 % ) increase in the services and software segment .this growth includes : 2022 $ 507 million of incremental revenue from the acquisitions of avigilon and plant in 2018 and kodiak networks and interexport which were acquired during 2017 ; 2022 $ 83 million from the adoption of accounting standards codification ( "asc" ) 606 ( see note 1 of our consolidated financial statements ) ; and 2022 $ 32 million from favorable currency rates .regional results include : 2022 the americas grew 17% ( 17 % ) across all products within both the products and systems integration and the services and software segments , inclusive of incremental revenue from acquisitions ; 2022 emea grew 18% ( 18 % ) on broad-based growth within all offerings within our products and systems integration and services and software segments , inclusive of incremental revenue from acquisitions ; and 2022 ap was relatively flat with growth in the services and software segment offset by lower products and systems integration revenue .products and systems integration the 13% ( 13 % ) growth in the products and systems integration segment was driven by the following : 2022 $ 318 million of incremental revenue from the acquisitions of avigilon in 2018 and interexport during 2017 ; 2022 $ 78 million from the adoption of asc 606 ; 2022 devices revenues were up significantly due to the acquisition of avigilon along with strong demand in the americas and emea ; and 2022 systems and systems integration revenues increased 10% ( 10 % ) in 2018 , as compared to 2017 driven by incremental revenue from avigilon , as well as system deployments in emea and ap .services and software the 20% ( 20 % ) growth in the services and software segment was driven by the following : 2022 $ 189 million of incremental revenue primarily from the acquisitions of plant and avigilon in 2018 and kodiak networks and interexport during 2017 ; 2022 $ 5 million from the adoption of asc 606 ; 2022 services were up $ 174 million , or 9% ( 9 % ) , driven by growth in both maintenance and managed service revenues , and incremental revenue from the acquisitions of interexport and plant ; and 2022 software was up $ 202 million , or 89% ( 89 % ) , driven primarily by incremental revenue from the acquisitions of plant , avigilon , and kodiak networks , and growth in our command center software suite. .

Question: without contributing favorable currency rates , what might the percentage increase of net sales be from 2017 to 2018?
Answer: 14.6%
Explanation: 14.59%