pre_text: Our net sales by offering category for EMEA for 2019 and 2018, were as follows (dollars in thousands): Net sales in EMEA remained flat (increased 5% excluding the effects of fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates), or down $3.6 million, in 2019 compared to 2018. Net sales of hardware declined 5%, year to year, while net sales of software and services were up 2% and 7%, respectively, year over year. The changes were the result of the following: • Lower volume of net sales of networking solutions, partially offset by higher volume of net sales of devices, to large enterprise and public sector clients in hardware net sales. • Higher volume of software net sales to large enterprise and public sector clients. • Higher volume of net sales of cloud solution offerings and increased software referral fees that are recorded on a net sales recognition basis. In addition, there was an increase in the volume of Insight delivered services.
table: EMEA
table: Sales Mix 2019 2018 %Change
table: Hardware $622,949 $653,499 (5%)
table: Software 753,729 736,509 2%
table: Services 149,966 140,233 7%
table: $1,526,644 $1,530,241 —
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What is the change in Sales Mix of Software between 2018 and 2019?