Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Statistics



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May 2005
	Month			Year To Date
	2005	2004	Percent Change	2005	2004	Percent Change
Units Shipped
VHS	4	28	-86%	16	142	-89%
DVD	185	171	-8%	1159	1387	-16%
Singles	-7	30	-123%	12	141	-91%
CD	3306	2955	12%	15616	15496	1%
Grand Total	3488	3184	10%	16803	17166	-2%
Net Value of Shipments
VHS	14	44	-68%	-99	868	-111
DVD	2455	2909	-16%	16614	19825	-16%
Singles	-13	169	-108%	113	706	-84%
CD	33489	30988	8%	164508	167581	-2%
Grand Total	35945	34110	5%	181136	188980	-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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