Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Statistics



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March 2002
	Month			Year To Date
	2002	2001	Percent Change	2002	2001	Percent Change
Units Shipped
VHS	132	69	91%	292	190	54%
DVD	126	64	97%	306	169	81%
Total Music Videos	258	133	94%	598	359	67%
Total Singles	15	22	-32%	146	79	85%
Cassettes	70	135	-48%	198	335	-41%
CD	3861	3823	1%	9643	9922	-3%
Total Albums	3931	3958	-1%	9841	10257	-4%
Grand Total	4204	4113	2%	10585	10695	-1%
Net Value of Sales
VHS	1018	639	59%	2548	1770	44%
DVD	2204	1184	86%	5747	3101	85%
Total Music Videos	3222	1823	77%	8295	4871	70%
Total Singles	85	93	-9%	375	408	-8%
Cassettes	293	722	-59%	895	1797	-50%
CD	45219	45190	0%	111683	117883	-5%
Total Albums	45512	45912	-1%	112578	119680	-6%
Grand Total	$48,819	$47,828	2%	$121,248	$124,959	-3%

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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