stock option gains previously deferred by those participants pursuant to the terms of the deferred compensation plan and earnings on those deferred amounts . as a result of certain provisions of the american jobs creation act , participants had the opportunity until december 31 , 2005 to elect to withdraw amounts previously deferred . 11 . lease commitments the company leases certain of its facilities , equipment and software under various operating leases that expire at various dates through 2022 . the lease agreements frequently include renewal and escalation clauses and require the company to pay taxes , insurance and maintenance costs . total rental expense under operating leases was approximately $ 43 million in fiscal 2007 , $ 45 million in fiscal 2006 and $ 44 million in fiscal 2005 . the following is a schedule of future minimum rental payments required under long-term operating leases at november 3 , 2007 : fiscal years operating leases .

Table: fiscal years operating leases 2008 $ 30774 2009 $ 25906 2010 $ 13267 2011 $ 5430 2012 $ 3842 later years $ 12259 total $ 91478

12 . commitments and contingencies tentative settlement of the sec 2019s previously announced stock option investigation in the company 2019s 2004 form 10-k filing , the company disclosed that the securities and exchange com- mission ( sec ) had initiated an inquiry into its stock option granting practices , focusing on options that were granted shortly before the issuance of favorable financial results . on november 15 , 2005 , the company announced that it had reached a tentative settlement with the sec . at all times since receiving notice of this inquiry , the company has cooperated with the sec . in november 2005 , the company and its president and ceo , mr . jerald g . fishman , made an offer of settlement to the staff of the sec . the settlement has been submitted to the commission for approval . there can be no assurance a final settlement will be so approved . the sec 2019s inquiry focused on two separate issues . the first issue concerned the company 2019s disclosure regarding grants of options to employees and directors prior to the release of favorable financial results . specifically , the issue related to options granted to employees ( including officers ) of the company on november 30 , 1999 and to employees ( including officers ) and directors of the company on november 10 , 2000 . the second issue concerned the grant dates for options granted to employees ( including officers ) in 1998 and 1999 , and the grant date for options granted to employees ( including officers ) and directors in 2001 . specifically , the settlement would conclude that the appropriate grant date for the september 4 , 1998 options should have been september 8th ( which is one trading day later than the date that was used to price the options ) ; the appropriate grant date for the november 30 , 1999 options should have been november 29th ( which is one trading day earlier than the date that was used ) ; and the appropriate grant date for the july 18 , 2001 options should have been july 26th ( which is five trading days after the original date ) . analog devices , inc . notes to consolidated financial statements 2014 ( continued ) .

Question: what is the expected growth rate in rental expense under operating leases in 2008?
Answer: -28.4%
Calculation: divide(subtract(divide(30774, const_1000), 43), 43)