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 growth rate in rental expense under operating leases in 2007?
Answer: -4.4%
Calculation: subtract(43, 45), divide(#0, 45)