Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Statistics



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February 2002
	Month			Year To Date
	2002	2001	Percent Change	2002	2001	Percent Change
Units Shipped
VHS	90	62	45%	160	121	32%
DVD	92	70	31%	180	105	71%
Total Music Videos	182	132	38%	340	226	50%
Total Singles	13	39	-67%	131	57	130%
Cassettes	56	133	-58%	128	200	-36%
CD	2871	3150	-9%	5782	6099	-5%
Total Albums	2927	3283	-11%	5910	6299	-6%
Grand Total	3122	3454	-10%	6381	6582	-3%
Net Value of Sales
VHS	889	529	68%	1530	1131	35%
DVD	1827	1274	43%	3543	1917	85%
Total Music Videos	2716	1803	51%	5073	3048	66%
Total Singles	83	199	-58%	290	315	-8%
Cassettes	303	678	-55%	602	1075	-44%
CD	32992	37840	-13%	66464	72693	-9%
Total Albums	33295	38518	-14%	67066	73768	-9%
Grand Total	$36,094	$40,520	-11%	$72,429	$77,131	6%

Sales information is supplied by members of CRIA and tabulated by Grant Thornton without audit.

The categories of DCC/Mini Disc and Cassette Single have been eliminated from the report due to negligible sales.

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