Year ended December 31,
2018
2019
Change
Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars
Net cash provided by operating activities
$283,710
$317,423
$33,713
Net cash used in investing activities
(692,999)
(442,978)
250,021
Net cash provided by financing activities
368,120
50,066
(318,054)

text: Cash Flows
text: Year ended December 31, 2018 compared to the year ended December 31, 2019
text: The following table summarizes our net cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the years indicated:
text: Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities
text: Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $33.7 million, from $283.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2018 to $317.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was attributable to an increase of $57.7 million caused by movements in working capital accounts due primarily to (a) increased cash from related parties of $56.3 million (mainly collection of Cool Pool receivables), (b) an increase of $20.3 million from movements in other payables and accruals, and (c) an increase of $4.6 million from movements in trade and other receivables, partially offset by an increase in cash collateral on swaps of $22.2 million, an increase of $28.2 million in total revenues (revenues and net pool allocation), partially offset by a decrease of $29.9 million in cash paid for interest including the interest paid for finance leases and a net decrease of $22.3 million from the remaining movements.
text: Net Cash Used In Investing Activities
text: Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $250.0 million, from $693.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2018 to $443.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease is attributable to a decrease of $203.7 million in net cash used in payments for the construction costs of newbuildings and other fixed assets, a net increase of $45.5 million in cash from short-term investments in the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to the same period of 2018 and an increase of $0.8 million in cash from interest income.
text: Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities
text: Net cash provided by financing activities decreased by $318.0 million, from $368.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2018 to $50.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease is mainly attributable to an increase of $316.0 million in bank loan repayments, a decrease of $208.4 million in proceeds from the GasLog Partners’ issuance of preference units, a decrease of $60.4 million in proceeds from the GasLog Partners’ common unit offerings, an increase of $46.7 million in payments for NOK bond repurchase at a premium, an increase of $26.6 million in cash used for purchases of treasury shares or common units of GasLog Partners, an increase of $18.5 million in payments of loan issuance costs, an increase of $15.4 million in dividend payments on common and preference shares, an increase of $3.7 million in payments for cross currency swaps’ termination, an increase of $2.6 million in payments for lease liabilities, an increase of $0.8 million in payments for equity-related costs and a decrease of $0.5 million in proceeds from stock option exercise, partially offset by an increase of $381.6 million in proceeds from borrowings.

Questions:
question: What are the components of net cash flows recorded?
answer: Operating activities
Investing activities
Financing activities
question: What was the reason for the decrease in net cash used in investing activites?
answer: The decrease is attributable to a decrease of $203.7 million in net cash used in payments for the construction costs of newbuildings and other fixed assets, a net increase of $45.5 million in cash from short-term investments in the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to the same period of 2018 and an increase of $0.8 million in cash from interest income.
question: By how much did the bank loan repayment change?
answer: Increase of $316.0 million
question: Which year was the net cash provided by operating activities higher?
answer: 2019
derivation: $317,423 > $283,710
question: What was the percentage change in net cash provided by operating activities from 2018 to 2019?
answer: 11.88
derivation: ($317,423- $283,710)/$283,710 
scale: percent
question: What was the percentage change in net cash provided by financing activities from 2018 to 2019?
answer: -86.4
derivation: (50,066 - 368,120)/368,120 
scale: percent