Examples of use of industry total
1. According to the Book Industry Study Group, which uses data from all sectors of the industry, total U.S. book sales rose 2.8 percent in 2004 to $28.6 billion, while religious books saw 11 percent growth to nearly $2 billion.
2. Local banks’ financing of building materials, which accounts for nearly 6.3 percent of the banking industry total financing in 2005, rose 34.1 percent to SR4.5 billion in the first six months of this year.