Read the following texts and table with financial data from an S&P 500 earnings report carefully.Based on the question-answer history (if provided), answer the last question. The answer may require mathematical calculation based on the data provided.


corporate/other corporate/other includes certain unallocated costs of global staff functions ( including finance , risk , human resources , legal and compliance ) , other corporate expenses and unallocated global operations and technology expenses and income taxes , as well as corporate treasury , certain north america legacy consumer loan portfolios , other legacy assets and discontinued operations ( for additional information on corporate/other , see 201ccitigroup segments 201d above ) . at december 31 , 2018 , corporate/other had $ 91 billion in assets , an increase of 17% ( 17 % ) from the prior year . in millions of dollars 2018 2017 2016 % (  % ) change 2018 vs . 2017 % (  % ) change 2017 vs . 2016 . <table class='wikitable'><tr><td>1</td><td>in millions of dollars</td><td>2018</td><td>2017</td><td>2016</td><td>% (  % ) change2018 vs . 2017</td><td>% (  % ) change2017 vs . 2016</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>net interest revenue</td><td>$ 2254</td><td>$ 2000</td><td>$ 3045</td><td>13% ( 13 % )</td><td>( 34 ) % (  % )</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>non-interest revenue</td><td>-171 ( 171 )</td><td>1132</td><td>2188</td><td>nm</td><td>-48 ( 48 )</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>total revenues net of interest expense</td><td>$ 2083</td><td>$ 3132</td><td>$ 5233</td><td>( 33 ) % (  % )</td><td>( 40 ) % (  % )</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>total operating expenses</td><td>$ 2272</td><td>$ 3814</td><td>$ 5042</td><td>( 40 ) % (  % )</td><td>( 24 ) % (  % )</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>net credit losses</td><td>$ 21</td><td>$ 149</td><td>$ 435</td><td>( 86 ) % (  % )</td><td>( 66 ) % (  % )</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>credit reserve build ( release )</td><td>-218 ( 218 )</td><td>-317 ( 317 )</td><td>-456 ( 456 )</td><td>31</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>provision ( release ) for unfunded lending commitments</td><td>-3 ( 3 )</td><td>2014</td><td>-8 ( 8 )</td><td>2014</td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>provision for benefits and claims</td><td>-2 ( 2 )</td><td>-7 ( 7 )</td><td>98</td><td>71</td><td>nm</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>provisions for credit losses and for benefits and claims</td><td>$ -202 ( 202 )</td><td>$ -175 ( 175 )</td><td>$ 69</td><td>-15 ( 15 )</td><td>nm</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>income ( loss ) from continuing operations before taxes</td><td>$ 13</td><td>$ -507 ( 507 )</td><td>$ 122</td><td>nm</td><td>nm</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>income taxes ( benefits )</td><td>-113 ( 113 )</td><td>19064</td><td>-455 ( 455 )</td><td>nm</td><td>nm</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>income ( loss ) from continuing operations</td><td>$ 126</td><td>$ -19571 ( 19571 )</td><td>$ 577</td><td>nm</td><td>nm</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>income ( loss ) from discontinued operations net of taxes</td><td>-8 ( 8 )</td><td>-111 ( 111 )</td><td>-58 ( 58 )</td><td>93</td><td>-91 ( 91 )</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>net income ( loss ) before attribution of noncontrolling interests</td><td>$ 118</td><td>$ -19682 ( 19682 )</td><td>$ 519</td><td>nm</td><td>nm</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>noncontrolling interests</td><td>11</td><td>-6 ( 6 )</td><td>-2 ( 2 )</td><td>nm</td><td>nm</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>net income ( loss )</td><td>$ 107</td><td>$ -19676 ( 19676 )</td><td>$ 521</td><td>nm</td><td>nm</td></tr></table> nm not meaningful 2018 vs . 2017 net income was $ 107 million in 2018 , compared to a net loss of $ 19.7 billion in the prior year , primarily driven by the $ 19.8 billion one-time , non-cash charge recorded in the tax line in 2017 due to the impact of tax reform . results in 2018 included the one-time benefit of $ 94 million in the tax line , related to tax reform . for additional information , see 201csignificant accounting policies and significant estimates 2014income taxes 201d below . excluding the one-time impact of tax reform in 2018 and 2017 , net income decreased 92% ( 92 % ) , reflecting lower revenues , partially offset by lower expenses , lower cost of credit and tax benefits related to the reorganization of certain non-u.s . subsidiaries . the tax benefits were largely offset by the release of a foreign currency translation adjustment ( cta ) from aoci to earnings ( for additional information on the cta release , see note 19 to the consolidated financial statements ) . revenues decreased 33% ( 33 % ) , driven by the continued wind-down of legacy assets . expenses decreased 40% ( 40 % ) , primarily driven by the wind-down of legacy assets , lower infrastructure costs and lower legal expenses . provisions decreased $ 27 million to a net benefit of $ 202 million , primarily due to lower net credit losses , partially offset by a lower net loan loss reserve release . net credit losses declined 86% ( 86 % ) to $ 21 million , primarily reflecting the impact of ongoing divestiture activity and the continued wind-down of the north america mortgage portfolio . the net reserve release declined by $ 96 million to $ 221 million , and reflected the continued wind-down of the legacy north america mortgage portfolio and divestitures . 2017 vs . 2016 the net loss was $ 19.7 billion , compared to net income of $ 521 million in the prior year , primarily driven by the one-time impact of tax reform . excluding the one-time impact of tax reform , net income declined 69% ( 69 % ) to $ 168 million , reflecting lower revenues , partially offset by lower expenses and lower cost of credit . revenues declined 40% ( 40 % ) , primarily reflecting the continued wind-down of legacy assets and the absence of gains related to debt buybacks in 2016 . revenues included approximately $ 750 million in gains on asset sales in the first quarter of 2017 , which more than offset a roughly $ 300 million charge related to the exit of citi 2019s u.s . mortgage servicing operations in the quarter . expenses declined 24% ( 24 % ) , reflecting the wind-down of legacy assets and lower legal expenses , partially offset by approximately $ 100 million in episodic expenses primarily related to the exit of the u.s . mortgage servicing operations . also included in expenses is an approximately $ 255 million provision for remediation costs related to a card act matter in 2017 . provisions decreased $ 244 million to a net benefit of $ 175 million , primarily due to lower net credit losses and a lower provision for benefits and claims , partially offset by a lower net loan loss reserve release . net credit losses declined 66% ( 66 % ) , primarily reflecting the impact of ongoing divestiture activity and the continued wind-down of the north america mortgage portfolio . the decline in the provision for benefits and claims was primarily due to lower insurance activity . the net reserve release declined $ 147 million , and reflected the continued wind-down of the legacy north america mortgage portfolio and divestitures. .
Question: what is the net change in total revenues net of interest expense from 2016 to 2018?
Answer: -3150.0
Question: what about the total revenues net of interest expense in 2016?
Answer: 5233.0
Question: what percentage change does this represent?
Answer: -0.60195
Question: what is the operating expenses in 2018?
Answer: 2272.0
Question: what about in 2016?
Answer: 5042.0
Question: net change in operating expenses?

-2770.0