Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Statistics



	anti-piracy gold & platinum certification certification definitions statistics standard recording codes (ISRC)

February 2004
	Month			Year To Date
	2004	2003	Percent Change	2004	2003	Percent Change
Units Shipped
VHS	6	37	-84%	88	51	-69%
DVD	234	168	39%	511	511	63%
Total Music Videos	240	205	17%	538	402	34%
Total Singles	31	59	-47%	50	97	-48%
Cassettes	2	14	-86%	8	23	-65%
CD	2947	2780	6%	5810	5398	8%
Total Albums	2949	2794	6%	5818	5421	7%
Grand Total	3220	3058	5%	6406	5920	8%
Net Value of Sales
VHS	-103	234	-144%	13	575	-98%
DVD	3260	2428	34%	7293	4840	51%
Total Music Videos	3157	2662	19%	7306	5415	35%
Total Singles	101	182	-45%	189	301	-37%
Cassettes	-9	19	-147%	9	27	-67%
CD	32182	32055	0%	61805	62328	-1%
Total Albums	32173	32074	0%	61814	62355	-1%
Grand Total	$35,431	$34,918	1%	$69,309	$68,071	2%

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.

© Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), 2006. All rights reserved. Legal Disclaimer