Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Statistics



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May 2003
	Month			Year To Date
	2003	2002	Percent Change	2003	2002	Percent Change
Units Shipped
VHS	79	5	1480%	219	386	-43%
DVD	156	60	160%	971	438	122%
Total Music Videos	235	65	262%	1190	824	44%
Total Singles	58	20	190%	311	180	73%
Cassettes	29	109	-73%	98	325	-70%
CD	2852	3151	-9%	15275	15527	-2%
Total Albums	2881	3260	-12%	15373	15852	-3%
Grand Total	3174	3345	-5%	16874	16856	0%
Net Value of Sales
VHS	693	28	2375%	1688	3360	-50%
DVD	2525	993	154%	16296	7962	105%
Total Music Videos	3218	1021	215%	17984	11322	59%
Total Singles	212	109	94%	1034	568	82%
Cassettes	145	360	-60%	294	1319	-78%
CD	31425	35654	-12%	175567	178291	-2%
Total Albums	31570	36014	-12%	175861	179610	-2%
Grand Total	$35,000	$37,144	-6%	$194,879	$191,500	2%

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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