Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Statistics



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February 2003
	Month			Year To Date
	2003	2002	Percent Change	2003	2002	Percent Change
Units Shipped
VHS	37	90	-59%	88	160	-45%
DVD	168	92	83%	314	180	74%
Total Music Videos	205	182	13%	402	340	18%
Total Singles	59	13	354%	97	131	-26%
Cassettes	14	56	-75%	23	128	-82%
CD	2780	2871	-3%	5398	5782	-7%
Total Albums	2794	2927	-5%	5421	5910	-8%
Grand Total	3058	3122	-2%	5920	6381	-7%
Net Value of Sales
VHS	234	889	-74%	575	1530	-62%
DVD	2428	1827	33%	4840	3543	37%
Total Music Videos	2662	2716	-2%	5415	5073	7%
Total Singles	182	83	119%	301	290	4%
Cassettes	19	303	-94%	27	602	-96%
CD	32055	32992	-3%	62328	66464	-6%
Total Albums	32074	33295	-4%	62355	67066	-7%
Grand Total	$34,918	$36,094	-3%	$68,071	$72,429	-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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