Please answer the given financial question based on the context.
Context: measurement point december 31 booking holdings nasdaq composite index s&p 500 rdg internet composite .
|measurement pointdecember 31|booking holdings inc .|nasdaqcomposite index|s&p 500index|rdg internetcomposite|
|2012|100.00|100.00|100.00|100.00|
|2013|187.37|141.63|132.39|163.02|
|2014|183.79|162.09|150.51|158.81|
|2015|205.51|173.33|152.59|224.05|
|2016|236.31|187.19|170.84|235.33|
|2017|280.10|242.29|208.14|338.52|
sales of unregistered securities between october 1 , 2017 and december 31 , 2017 , we issued 103343 shares of our common stock in connection with the conversion of $ 196.1 million principal amount of our 1.0% ( 1.0 % ) convertible senior notes due 2018 . the conversions were effected in accordance with the indenture , which provides that the principal amount of converted notes be paid in cash and the conversion premium be paid in cash and/or shares of common stock at our election . in each case , we chose to pay the conversion premium in shares of common stock ( fractional shares are paid in cash ) . the issuances of the shares were not registered under the securities act of 1933 , as amended ( the "act" ) pursuant to section 3 ( a ) ( 9 ) of the act. .
Question: what was the percent of the growth in meausurement of the booking holdings inc.2016 to 2017


Answer: The answer is:43.79