The shutdown cost his company $90 million and the overall industry an estimated $1 billion.

"Our indexes tell you what the overall industry is doing," he said.

Though there are no statistics on the luxury-pen market, the overall industry is on a roll.

In January, load factors for the overall industry actually edged above year-earlier levels.

The overall comic industry in Japan has been suffering a bit, and some of the ladies' comics have gone out of business.

By contrast, in terms of the overall industry, the number of consumers who actually bank by personal computer is still tiny.

He also now has the chance to put his unique stamp on American and reshape the overall industry as well.

He noted that the fourth-quarter unit growth in North America was double the rate of the overall industry.

Whatever happens, many industry experts said, manned flight has become a small part of the overall industry.

There is no overall dominant industry in the area, with most of the jobs being out of the village.