Financial report context:
brokerage and asset management brokerage and asset management ( bam ) , which constituted approximately 6% ( 6 % ) of citi holdings by assets as of december 31 , 2009 , consists of citi 2019s global retail brokerage and asset management businesses . this segment was substantially affected and reduced in size in 2009 due to the divestitures of smith barney ( to the morgan stanley smith barney joint venture ( mssb jv ) ) and nikko cordial securities . at december 31 , 2009 , bam had approximately $ 35 billion of assets , which included $ 26 billion of assets from the 49% ( 49 % ) interest in the mssb jv ( $ 13 billion investment and $ 13 billion in loans associated with the clients of the mssb jv ) and $ 9 billion of assets from a diverse set of asset management and insurance businesses of which approximately half will be transferred into the latam rcb during the first quarter of 2010 , as discussed under 201cciti holdings 201d above . morgan stanley has options to purchase citi 2019s remaining stake in the mssb jv over three years starting in 2012 . the 2009 results include an $ 11.1 billion gain ( $ 6.7 billion after-tax ) on the sale of smith barney . in millions of dollars 2009 2008 2007 % (  % ) change 2009 vs . 2008 % (  % ) change 2008 vs . 2007 .

Financial table:
in millions of dollars: net interest revenue; 2009: $ 432; 2008: $ 1224; 2007: $ 908; % (  % ) change 2009 vs . 2008: ( 65 ) % (  % ); % (  % ) change 2008 vs . 2007: 35% ( 35 % )
in millions of dollars: non-interest revenue; 2009: 14703; 2008: 7199; 2007: 9751; % (  % ) change 2009 vs . 2008: nm; % (  % ) change 2008 vs . 2007: -26 ( 26 )
in millions of dollars: total revenues net of interest expense; 2009: $ 15135; 2008: $ 8423; 2007: $ 10659; % (  % ) change 2009 vs . 2008: 80% ( 80 % ); % (  % ) change 2008 vs . 2007: ( 21 ) % (  % )
in millions of dollars: total operating expenses; 2009: $ 3350; 2008: $ 9236; 2007: $ 7960; % (  % ) change 2009 vs . 2008: ( 64 ) % (  % ); % (  % ) change 2008 vs . 2007: 16% ( 16 % )
in millions of dollars: net credit losses; 2009: $ 3; 2008: $ 10; 2007: $ 2014; % (  % ) change 2009 vs . 2008: ( 70 ) % (  % ); % (  % ) change 2008 vs . 2007: 2014
in millions of dollars: credit reserve build/ ( release ); 2009: 36; 2008: 8; 2007: 4; % (  % ) change 2009 vs . 2008: nm; % (  % ) change 2008 vs . 2007: 100% ( 100 % )
in millions of dollars: provision for unfunded lending commitments; 2009: -5 ( 5 ); 2008: 2014; 2007: 2014; % (  % ) change 2009 vs . 2008: 2014; % (  % ) change 2008 vs . 2007: 2014
in millions of dollars: provision for benefits and claims; 2009: $ 155; 2008: $ 205; 2007: $ 154; % (  % ) change 2009 vs . 2008: ( 24 ) % (  % ); % (  % ) change 2008 vs . 2007: 33% ( 33 % )
in millions of dollars: provisions for loan losses and for benefits and claims; 2009: $ 189; 2008: $ 223; 2007: $ 158; % (  % ) change 2009 vs . 2008: ( 15 ) % (  % ); % (  % ) change 2008 vs . 2007: 41% ( 41 % )
in millions of dollars: income ( loss ) from continuing operations before taxes; 2009: $ 11596; 2008: $ -1036 ( 1036 ); 2007: $ 2541; % (  % ) change 2009 vs . 2008: nm; % (  % ) change 2008 vs . 2007: nm
in millions of dollars: income taxes ( benefits ); 2009: 4489; 2008: -272 ( 272 ); 2007: 834; % (  % ) change 2009 vs . 2008: nm; % (  % ) change 2008 vs . 2007: nm
in millions of dollars: income ( loss ) from continuing operations; 2009: $ 7107; 2008: $ -764 ( 764 ); 2007: $ 1707; % (  % ) change 2009 vs . 2008: nm; % (  % ) change 2008 vs . 2007: nm
in millions of dollars: net income ( loss ) attributable to noncontrolling interests; 2009: 12; 2008: -179 ( 179 ); 2007: 35; % (  % ) change 2009 vs . 2008: nm; % (  % ) change 2008 vs . 2007: nm
in millions of dollars: net income ( loss ); 2009: $ 7095; 2008: $ -585 ( 585 ); 2007: $ 1672; % (  % ) change 2009 vs . 2008: nm; % (  % ) change 2008 vs . 2007: nm
in millions of dollars: eop assets ( in billions of dollars ); 2009: $ 35; 2008: $ 58; 2007: $ 56; % (  % ) change 2009 vs . 2008: ( 40 ) % (  % ); % (  % ) change 2008 vs . 2007: 4% ( 4 % )
in millions of dollars: eop deposits ( in billions of dollars ); 2009: 60; 2008: 58; 2007: 46; % (  % ) change 2009 vs . 2008: 3; % (  % ) change 2008 vs . 2007: 26

Additional report context:
nm not meaningful 2009 vs . 2008 revenues , net of interest expense increased 80% ( 80 % ) versus the prior year mainly driven by the $ 11.1 billion pretax gain on the sale ( $ 6.7 billion after-tax ) on the mssb jv transaction in the second quarter of 2009 and a $ 320 million pretax gain on the sale of the managed futures business to the mssb jv in the third quarter of 2009 . excluding these gains , revenue decreased primarily due to the absence of smith barney from may 2009 onwards and the absence of fourth-quarter revenue of nikko asset management , partially offset by an improvement in marks in retail alternative investments . revenues in the prior year include a $ 347 million pretax gain on sale of citistreet and charges related to the settlement of auction rate securities of $ 393 million pretax . operating expenses decreased 64% ( 64 % ) from the prior year , mainly driven by the absence of smith barney and nikko asset management expenses , re- engineering efforts and the absence of 2008 one-time expenses ( $ 0.9 billion intangible impairment , $ 0.2 billion of restructuring and $ 0.5 billion of write- downs and other charges ) . provisions for loan losses and for benefits and claims decreased 15% ( 15 % ) mainly reflecting a $ 50 million decrease in provision for benefits and claims , partially offset by increased reserve builds of $ 28 million . assets decreased 40% ( 40 % ) versus the prior year , mostly driven by the sales of nikko cordial securities and nikko asset management ( $ 25 billion ) and the managed futures business ( $ 1.4 billion ) , partially offset by increased smith barney assets of $ 4 billion . 2008 vs . 2007 revenues , net of interest expense decreased 21% ( 21 % ) from the prior year primarily due to lower transactional and investment revenues in smith barney , lower revenues in nikko asset management and higher markdowns in retail alternative investments . operating expenses increased 16% ( 16 % ) versus the prior year , mainly driven by a $ 0.9 billion intangible impairment in nikko asset management in the fourth quarter of 2008 , $ 0.2 billion of restructuring charges and $ 0.5 billion of write-downs and other charges . provisions for loan losses and for benefits and claims increased $ 65 million compared to the prior year , mainly due to a $ 52 million increase in provisions for benefits and claims . assets increased 4% ( 4 % ) versus the prior year. .

Question: as a percent of total revenues net of interest expense what was non-interest revenue in 2009?
Answer: 97%