Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Statistics



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March 2003
	Month			Year To Date
	2003	2002	Percent Change	2003	2002	Percent Change
Units Shipped
VHS	33	89	-63%	140	381	-63%
DVD	201	72	179%	815	378	116%
Total Music Videos	234	161	45%	955	759	26%
Total Singles	73	14	421%	253	160	58%
Cassettes	-1	18	-106%	69	216	-68%
CD	2953	2733	8%	12492	12376	0%
Total Albums	2952	2751	7%	12492	12592	-1%
Grand Total	3259	2926	11%	13700	13511	1%
Net Value of Sales
VHS	254	784	-68%	995	3332	-70%
DVD	3001	1222	146%	13771	6969	98%
Total Music Videos	3255	2006	62%	14766	10301	43%
Total Singles	267	84	218%	822	459	79%
Cassettes	-73	64	-214%	149	959	-84%
CD	33117	30954	7%	144142	142637	1%
Total Albums	33044	31018	7%	144291	143596	0%
Grand Total	$36,566	$33,108	10%	$159,879	$154,356	4%

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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