Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Statistics



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August 2005
	Month			Year To Date
	2005	2004	Percent Change	2005	2004	Percent Change
Units Shipped
VHS	-10	44	-123%	6	202	-97%
DVD	145	253	-43%	1689	1952	-13%
Singles	17	26	-35%	93	278	-67%
CD	3576	3777	-5%	25759	26339	-2%
Grand Total	3728	4100	-9%	27547	28771	-4%
Net Value of Shipments
VHS	-50	248	-120%	-107	1057	-110
DVD	2149	3419	-37%	24390	28306	-14%
Singles	68	139	-51%	430	1360	-68%
CD	38885	40975	-5%	274904	282425	-3%
Grand Total	41052	44781	-8%	299617	313148	-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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