{"pre_text": ["the following table summarizes the short-term borrowing activity for awcc for the years ended december 31: ."], "post_text": ["the credit facility requires the company to maintain a ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated capitalization of not more than 0.70 to 1.00 .", "the ratio as of december 31 , 2017 was 0.59 to 1.00 .", "none of the company 2019s borrowings are subject to default or prepayment as a result of a downgrading of securities , although such a downgrading could increase fees and interest charges under the company 2019s credit facility .", "as part of the normal course of business , the company routinely enters contracts for the purchase and sale of water , energy , fuels and other services .", "these contracts either contain express provisions or otherwise permit the company and its counterparties to demand adequate assurance of future performance when there are reasonable grounds for doing so .", "in accordance with the contracts and applicable contract law , if the company is downgraded by a credit rating agency , especially if such downgrade is to a level below investment grade , it is possible that a counterparty would attempt to rely on such a downgrade as a basis for making a demand for adequate assurance of future performance .", "depending on the company 2019s net position with the counterparty , the demand could be for the posting of collateral .", "in the absence of expressly agreed provisions that specify the collateral that must be provided , the obligation to supply the collateral requested will be a function of the facts and circumstances of the company 2019s situation at the time of the demand .", "if the company can reasonably claim that it is willing and financially able to perform its obligations , it may be possible that no collateral would need to be posted or that only an amount equal to two or three months of future payments should be sufficient .", "the company does not expect to post any collateral which will have a material adverse impact on the company 2019s results of operations , financial position or cash flows .", "note 12 : general taxes the following table summarizes the components of general tax expense for the years ended december 31 : 2017 2016 2015 gross receipts and franchise .", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", "$ 110 $ 106 $ 99 property and capital stock .", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", "105 106 98 payroll .", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", "31 32 31 other general .", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", "13 14 15 total general taxes .", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", ".", "$ 259 $ 258 $ 243 ."], "table": [["", "2017", "2016"], ["average borrowings", "$ 779", "$ 850"], ["maximum borrowings outstanding", "1135", "1016"], ["weighted average interest rates computed on daily basis", "1.24% ( 1.24 % )", "0.78% ( 0.78 % )"], ["weighted average interest rates as of december 31", "1.61% ( 1.61 % )", "0.98% ( 0.98 % )"]], "table_ori": [["", "2017", "2016"], ["Average borrowings", "$779", "$850"], ["Maximum borrowings outstanding", "1,135", "1,016"], ["Weighted average interest rates, computed on daily basis", "1.24%", "0.78%"], ["Weighted average interest rates, as of December 31", "1.61%", "0.98%"]]}

Question: by what percentage did average borrowings decrease from 2016 to 2017?
Evidence:
table_1: the average borrowings of 2017 is $ 779 ; the average borrowings of 2016 is $ 850 ;
Program: subtract(779, 850), divide(#0, 850)
Answer:
str_answer: -8.4%
exe_answer: -0.08353