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An '''industry''' is generally any grouping of [[business]]es that shares a common method of generating profits, such as the "movie industry", the "automobile industry", or the "cattle industry". It is also used specifically to refer to an area of [[economics|economic]] production focused on [[manufacturing]] which involves large amounts of upfront [[capital (economics)|capital]] investment before any [[profit]] can be realized, also called "heavy industry."