Please answer the given financial question based on the context.
Context: 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: what was the operating income margin for 2006?


Answer: The answer is:0.10329