Please answer the given financial question based on the context.
Context: 31mar201122064257 positions which were required to be capitalized . there are no positions which we anticipate could change materially within the next twelve months . liquidity and capital resources .
|( dollars in thousands )|fiscal years ended october 1 2010|fiscal years ended october 2 2009|fiscal years ended october 3 2008|
|cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period|$ 364221|$ 225104|$ 241577|
|net cash provided by operating activities|222962|218805|182673|
|net cash used in investing activities|-95329 ( 95329 )|-49528 ( 49528 )|-94959 ( 94959 )|
|net cash used in financing activities|-38597 ( 38597 )|-30160 ( 30160 )|-104187 ( 104187 )|
|cash and cash equivalents at end of period ( 1 )|$ 453257|$ 364221|$ 225104|
( 1 ) does not include restricted cash balances cash flow from operating activities : cash provided from operating activities is net income adjusted for certain non-cash items and changes in certain assets and liabilities . for fiscal year 2010 we generated $ 223.0 million in cash flow from operations , an increase of $ 4.2 million when compared to the $ 218.8 million generated in fiscal year 2009 . during fiscal year 2010 , net income increased by $ 42.3 million to $ 137.3 million when compared to fiscal year 2009 . despite the increase in net income , net cash provided by operating activities remained relatively consistent . this was primarily due to : 2022 fiscal year 2010 net income included a deferred tax expense of $ 38.5 million compared to a $ 24.9 million deferred tax benefit included in 2009 net income due to the release of the tax valuation allowance in fiscal year 2009 . 2022 during fiscal year 2010 , the company invested in working capital as result of higher business activity . compared to fiscal year 2009 , accounts receivable , inventory and accounts payable increased by $ 60.9 million , $ 38.8 million and $ 42.9 million , respectively . cash flow from investing activities : cash flow from investing activities consists primarily of capital expenditures and acquisitions . we had net cash outflows of $ 95.3 million in fiscal year 2010 , compared to $ 49.5 million in fiscal year 2009 . the increase is primarily due to an increase of $ 49.8 million in capital expenditures . we anticipate our capital spending to be consistent in fiscal year 2011 to maintain our projected growth rate . cash flow from financing activities : cash flows from financing activities consist primarily of cash transactions related to debt and equity . during fiscal year 2010 , we had net cash outflows of $ 38.6 million , compared to $ 30.2 million in fiscal year 2009 . during the year we had the following significant transactions : 2022 we retired $ 53.0 million in aggregate principal amount ( carrying value of $ 51.1 million ) of 2007 convertible notes for $ 80.7 million , which included a $ 29.6 million premium paid for the equity component of the instrument . 2022 we received net proceeds from employee stock option exercises of $ 40.5 million in fiscal year 2010 , compared to $ 38.7 million in fiscal year 2009 . skyworks / 2010 annual report 103 .
Question: in 2009 what was the percentage change in the liquidity and capital resources
Answer:
0.61801