pre_text: 7. Accrued Expenses Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):
table: August 31, 2019 August 31, 2018
table: Contract liabilities $511,329 $—
table: Deferred income — 691,365
table: Accrued compensation and employee benefits 600,907 570,400
table: Obligation associated with securitization programs 475,251 —
table: Other accrued expenses 1,402,657 1,000,979
table: Accrued expenses $2,990,144 $2,262,744
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the change in Accrued compensation and employee benefits between 2018 and 2019?