Please answer the given financial question based on the context.
Context: entergy mississippi , inc . management 2019s financial discussion and analysis results of operations net income 2017 compared to 2016 net income increased $ 0.8 million primarily due to higher other income , lower other operation and maintenance expenses , and lower interest expense , substantially offset by higher depreciation and amortization expenses and a higher effective income tax rate . 2016 compared to 2015 net income increased $ 16.5 million primarily due to lower other operation and maintenance expenses , higher net revenues , and a lower effective income tax rate , partially offset by higher depreciation and amortization expenses . net revenue 2017 compared to 2016 net revenue consists of operating revenues net of : 1 ) fuel , fuel-related expenses , and gas purchased for resale , 2 ) purchased power expenses , and 3 ) other regulatory credits . following is an analysis of the change in net revenue comparing 2017 to 2016 . amount ( in millions ) .
||amount ( in millions )|
|2016 net revenue|$ 705.4|
|volume/weather|-18.2 ( 18.2 )|
|retail electric price|13.5|
|other|2.4|
|2017 net revenue|$ 703.1|
the volume/weather variance is primarily due to the effect of less favorable weather on residential and commercial sales . the retail electric price variance is primarily due to a $ 19.4 million net annual increase in rates , effective with the first billing cycle of july 2016 , and an increase in the energy efficiency rider , effective with the first billing cycle of february 2017 , each as approved by the mpsc . the increase was partially offset by decreased storm damage rider revenues due to resetting the storm damage provision to zero beginning with the november 2016 billing cycle . entergy mississippi resumed billing the storm damage rider effective with the september 2017 billing cycle . see note 2 to the financial statements for more discussion of the formula rate plan and the storm damage rider. .
Question: without the loss of in volume/weather , what percent increase would net revenue have experienced between 2016 and 2017?


Answer: The answer is:721.3