Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Statistics



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August 2003
	Month			Year To Date
	2003	2002	Percent Change	2003	2002	Percent Change
Units Shipped
VHS	53	137	-61%	301	584	-48%
DVD	213	62	244%	1446	644	125%
Total Music Videos	266	199	34%	1747	1228	42%
Total Singles	94	26	262%	578	250	131%
Cassettes	26	66	-61%	196	504	-61%
CD	3245	3599	-10%	24456	25655	-5%
Total Albums	3271	3665	-11%	24652	26159	-6%
Grand Total	3631	3890	-7%	26977	27637	-2%
Net Value of Sales
VHS	407	919	-56%	2219	4909	-55%
DVD	2945	1015	190%	23427	11555	103%
Total Music Videos	3352	1934	73%	25646	16464	56%
Total Singles	306	111	176%	1897	841	126%
Cassettes	107	298	-64%	637	2215	-71%
CD	36799	41549	-11%	279212	298312	-6%
Total Albums	36906	41847	-12%	279212	300527	-7%
Grand Total	$40,564	$43,892	-8%	$307,495	$317,832	-3%

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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