Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Statistics



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February 2008
	Month			Year To Date
	2008	2007	Percent Change	2008	2007	Percent Change
Units Shipped
physical product
DVD	152	112	36%	389	249	56%
CD	2329	2104	11%	3687	3658	1%
Other Formats*	28	11	155%	45	6	650%
Total Units	2509	2227	13%	4121	3913	5%
Net Value of Shipments
physical product
DVD	1845	1485	24%	4604	3178	45%
CD	21944	18369	19%	34842	33974	3%
Other Formats*	120	60	100%	212	8	2550%
Total Value	$23909	$19914	20%	$39658	$37160	7%
Net Value of Shipments
digital product **
Internet Downloads	3550	2297	55%	3550	2297	55%
Digital Mobile Content	2091	1716	22%	2091	1716	22%
Subscription Model	391	262	49%	391	262	49%
Other ***	44	46	-4%	44	46	-4%
Total	$6076	$4321	41%	$6076	$4321	41%
Grand Total	$29985	$24235	-9%	$45734	$41481	10%

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

* This category includes formats such as cassettes, CD singles, VHS music videos and DVD-Audio

**Monthly digital statistics are not available for 2007.

For the purposes of monthly comparisons, one twelfth of total year-to-date digital statistics for 2007 will be entered each month.

*** This category includes formats such as streams

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