Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Statistics



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April 2005
	Month			Year To Date
	2005	2004	Percent Change	2005	2004	Percent Change
Units Shipped
VHS	-3	65	-105%	12	114	-89%
DVD	210	330	-36%	974	1216	-20%
Singles	4	15	-73%	19	111	-83%
CD	3228	3192	1%	12310	12541	-2%
Grand Total	3439	3602	-5%	13315	13982	-5%
Net Value of Shipments
VHS	-65	390	-117%	-113	824	-114
DVD	3134	4400	-29%	14159	16916	-16%
Singles	27	93	-71%	126	537	-77%
CD	32694	35311	-7%	131019	136593	-4%
Grand Total	35790	40194	-11%	145191	154870	-6%

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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