pre_text: The following table details the Company’s sales by operating segment for fiscal years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. The Company’s sales by geographic area based on the location of where the products were shipped or services rendered are as follows: Substantially all Americas amounts are United States.
table: 2019 Americas Europe Asia Total % of total
table: (Amounts in thousands)
table: TS $67,728 $3,285 $646 $71,159 90%
table: HPP 5,294 771 1,837 7,902 10%
table: Total $72,522 $4,056 $2,483 $79,061 100%
table: % of total 92% 5% 3% 100%
table: 2018
table: TS $52,034 $9,059 $1,344 $62,437 86%
table: HPP 8,424 1,266 789 10,479 14%
table: Total $60,458 $10,325 $2,133 $72,916 100%
table: % of total 83% 14% 3% 100%
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What is the difference in total sales between 2018 and 2019?