Table:
| Fees (in thousands of U.S. dollars) | 2019 | 2018 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Audit Fees (1) | 2,723 | 2,529 |
| Audit-Related Fees (2) | 33 | 59 |
| Tax Fees (3) | 23 | 32 |
| Total | 2,779 | 2,620 |
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Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Our principal accountant for 2019 and 2018 was KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants. The following table shows the fees Teekay and our subsidiaries paid or accrued for audit and other services provided by KPMG LLP for 2019 and 2018.
(1) Audit fees represent fees for professional services provided in connection with the audits of our consolidated financial statements and effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, reviews of our quarterly consolidated financial statements and audit services provided in connection with other statutory or regulatory filings for Teekay or our subsidiaries including professional services in connection with the review of our regulatory filings for public offerings of our subsidiaries.
Audit fees for 2019 and 2018 include approximately $928,300 and $859,000, respectively, of fees paid to KPMG LLP by Teekay LNG that were approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the general partner of Teekay LNG. Audit fees for 2019 and 2018 include approximately $588,200 and $517,000, respectively, of fees paid to KPMG LLP by our subsidiary Teekay Tankers that were approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Teekay Tankers.
(2) Audit-related fees consisted primarily of accounting consultations, employee benefit plan audits, services related to business acquisitions, divestitures and other attestation services. (3) For 2019 and 2018, tax fees principally included corporate tax compliance fees.
The Audit Committee has the authority to pre-approve audit-related and non-audit services not prohibited by law to be performed by our independent auditors and associated fees. Engagements for proposed services either may be separately pre-approved by the Audit Committee or entered into pursuant to detailed pre-approval policies and procedures established by the Audit Committee, as long as the Audit Committee is informed on a timely basis of any engagement entered into on that basis.
The Audit Committee separately pre-approved all engagements and fees paid to our principal accountants in 2019 and 2018.
Question:
What is the increase/ (decrease) in Audit Fees from 2019 to 2018?
Answer: 2723-2529 = 194