the hartford financial services group , inc .notes to consolidated financial statements ( continued ) 7 .deferred policy acquisition costs and present value of future profits ( continued ) results changes in the dac balance are as follows: .
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[1] the most significant contributors to the unlock charge recorded during the year ended december 31 , 2011 were assumption changes which reduced expected future gross profits including additional costs associated with implementing the japan hedging strategy and the u.s .variable annuity macro hedge program , as well as actual separate account returns below our aggregated estimated return .the most significant contributors to the unlock benefit recorded during the year ended december 31 , 2010 were actual separate account returns being above our aggregated estimated return .also included in the benefit are assumption updates related to benefits from withdrawals and lapses , offset by hedging , annuitization estimates on japan products , and long-term expected rate of return updates .the most significant contributors to the unlock charge recorded during the year ended december 31 , 2009 were the results of actual separate account returns being significantly below our aggregated estimated return for the first quarter of 2009 , partially offset by actual returns being greater than our aggregated estimated return for the period from april 1 , 2009 to december 31 , 2009 .[2] the most significant contributor to the adjustments was the effect of declining interest rates , resulting in unrealized gains on securities classified in aoci .other includes a $ 34 decrease as a result of the disposition of dac from the sale of the hartford investment canadian canada in 2010 .[3] for the year ended december 31 , 2010 the effect of adopting new accounting guidance for embedded credit derivatives resulted in a decrease to retained earnings and , as a result , a dac benefit .in addition , an offsetting amount was recorded in unrealized losses as unrealized losses decreased upon adoption of the new accounting guidance .for the year ended december 31 , 2009 the effect of adopting new accounting guidance for investments other- than- temporarily impaired resulted in an increase to retained earnings and , as a result , a dac charge .in addition , an offsetting amount was recorded in unrealized losses as unrealized losses increased upon adoption of the new accounting guidance .as of december 31 , 2011 , estimated future net amortization expense of present value of future profits for the succeeding five years is $ 39 , $ 58 , $ 24 , $ 23 and $ 22 in 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 and 2016 , respectively. .

Question: in 2010 what was the percentage change in the deferred policy acquisition costs and present value of future profits
Answer: -7.8%