Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Statistics



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August 2004
	Month			Year To Date
	2004	2003	Percent Change	2004	2003	Percent Change
Units Shipped
VHS	44	53	-17%	202	301	-33%
DVD	253	213	19%	1952	1446	35%
Singles	26	94	-72%	278	578	-52%
CD	3777	3245	16%	26339	24456	8%
Grand Total	4100	3605	14%	28771	26781	7%
Net Value of Sales
VHS	248	407	-39%	1057	2219	-52%
DVD	3419	2945	16%	28306	23427	21%
Singles	139	306	-55%	1360	1897	-28%
CD	40975	36799	11%	282425	279212	1%
Grand Total	44781	40457	11%	313148	306755	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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