Financial report context:
152 the pnc financial services group , inc . 2013 form 10-k in addition to the proceedings or other matters described above , pnc and persons to whom we may have indemnification obligations , in the normal course of business , are subject to various other pending and threatened legal proceedings in which claims for monetary damages and other relief are asserted . we do not anticipate , at the present time , that the ultimate aggregate liability , if any , arising out of such other legal proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our financial position . however , we cannot now determine whether or not any claims asserted against us or others to whom we may have indemnification obligations , whether in the proceedings or other matters described above or otherwise , will have a material adverse effect on our results of operations in any future reporting period , which will depend on , among other things , the amount of the loss resulting from the claim and the amount of income otherwise reported for the reporting period . note 20 commitments in the normal course of business , we have various commitments outstanding , certain of which are not included on our consolidated balance sheet . the following table presents our outstanding commitments to extend credit along with significant other commitments as of december 31 , 2017 and december 31 , 2016 , respectively . table 98 : commitments to extend credit and other commitments in millions december 31 december 31 .

Financial table:
in millions: commitments to extend credit
in millions: total commercial lending; december 31 2017: $ 112125; december 31 2016: $ 108256
in millions: home equity lines of credit; december 31 2017: 17852; december 31 2016: 17438
in millions: credit card; december 31 2017: 24911; december 31 2016: 22095
in millions: other; december 31 2017: 4753; december 31 2016: 4192
in millions: total commitments to extend credit; december 31 2017: 159641; december 31 2016: 151981
in millions: net outstanding standby letters ofcredit ( a ); december 31 2017: 8651; december 31 2016: 8324
in millions: reinsurance agreements ( b ); december 31 2017: 1654; december 31 2016: 1835
in millions: standby bond purchase agreements ( c ); december 31 2017: 843; december 31 2016: 790
in millions: other commitments ( d ); december 31 2017: 1732; december 31 2016: 967
in millions: total commitments to extendcredit and other commitments; december 31 2017: $ 172521; december 31 2016: $ 163897

Additional report context:
commitments to extend credit , or net unfunded loan commitments , represent arrangements to lend funds or provide liquidity subject to specified contractual conditions . these commitments generally have fixed expiration dates , may require payment of a fee , and contain termination clauses in the event the customer 2019s credit quality deteriorates . net outstanding standby letters of credit we issue standby letters of credit and share in the risk of standby letters of credit issued by other financial institutions , in each case to support obligations of our customers to third parties , such as insurance requirements and the facilitation of transactions involving capital markets product execution . approximately 91% ( 91 % ) and 94% ( 94 % ) of our net outstanding standby letters of credit were rated as pass as of december 31 , 2017 and december 31 , 2016 , respectively , with the remainder rated as below pass . an internal credit rating of pass indicates the expected risk of loss is currently low , while a rating of below pass indicates a higher degree of risk . if the customer fails to meet its financial or performance obligation to the third party under the terms of the contract or there is a need to support a remarketing program , then upon a draw by a beneficiary , subject to the terms of the letter of credit , we would be obligated to make payment to them . the standby letters of credit outstanding on december 31 , 2017 had terms ranging from less than one year to seven years . as of december 31 , 2017 , assets of $ 1.3 billion secured certain specifically identified standby letters of credit . in addition , a portion of the remaining standby letters of credit issued on behalf of specific customers is also secured by collateral or guarantees that secure the customers 2019 other obligations to us . the carrying amount of the liability for our obligations related to standby letters of credit and participations in standby letters of credit was $ .2 billion at december 31 , 2017 and is included in other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet. .

Question: what was the change in the total commitments to extend credit from 2016 top 2017
Answer: 5%