pre_text: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (in thousands, except for share and per share data) NOTE 20 — Geographic Data Financial information relating to our operations by geographic area were as follows: Sales are attributed to countries based upon the origin of the sale.
table: Years Ended December 31,
table: Net Sales 2019 2018 2017
table: United States $279,904 $313,489 $287,092
table: Singapore 32,957 6,724 5,596
table: Taiwan 19,810 20,802 18,586
table: China 87,342 79,380 66,510
table: Czech Republic 33,214 36,528 34,476
table: Other non-U.S. 15,772 13,560 10,733
table: Consolidated net sales $468,999 $470,483 $422,993
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the change in the net sales from United States between 2017 and 2018?