Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Statistics



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March 2004
	Month			Year To Date
	2004	2003	Percent Change	2004	2003	Percent Change
Units Shipped
VHS	22	19	16%	49	107	-54%
DVD	375	300	25%	886	614	44%
Total Music Videos	397	319	24%	935	721	30%
Total Singles	46	83	-45%	96	180	-47%
Cassettes	-19	47	-140%	-11	70	-116%
CD	3538	4072	-13%	9349	9470	-1%
Total Albums	3520	4119	-15%	9338	9540	-2%
Grand Total	3963	4521	-12%	10369	10441	-1%
Net Value of Sales
VHS	421	166	154%	434	741	-41%
DVD	5223	5930	-12%	12516	10770	16%
Total Music Videos	5644	6096	-7%	12950	11511	13%
Total Singles	255	254	0%	444	555	-20%
Cassettes	-31	195	-116%	-22	222	-110%
CD	39477	48697	-19%	101282	111025	-9%
Total Albums	39446	48892	-19%	101260	111247	-9%
Grand Total	$45,345	$55,242	-18%	$114,654	$123,313	-7%

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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