Table:
| 2019 | Americas | Europe | Asia | Total | % of total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | (Amounts in thousands) |  |  |  |
| TS | $67,728 | $3,285 | $646 | $71,159 | 90% |
| HPP | 5,294 | 771 | 1,837 | 7,902 | 10% |
| Total | $72,522 | $4,056 | $2,483 | $79,061 | 100% |
| % of total | 92% | 5% | 3% | 100% |  |
| 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |
| TS | $52,034 | $9,059 | $1,344 | $62,437 | 86% |
| HPP | 8,424 | 1,266 | 789 | 10,479 | 14% |
| Total | $60,458 | $10,325 | $2,133 | $72,916 | 100% |
| % of total | 83% | 14% | 3% | 100% |  |
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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.
Question:
How does the company determine its sales by geographic area?
Answer: Based on the location of where the products were shipped or services rendered