Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Statistics



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Ocotober 2003
	Month			Year To Date
	2003	2002	Percent Change	2003	2002	Percent Change
Units Shipped
VHS	217	182	19%	546	847	-36%
DVD	492	162	204%	2260	931	143%
Total Music Videos	709	344	106%	2806	1778	58%
Total Singles	78	73	7%	747	380	97%
Cassettes	42	48	-13%	324	626	-48%
CD	5714	5326	7%	34710	35954	-3%
Total Albums	5756	5374	7%	35034	36580	-4%
Grand Total	6543	5791	13%	38587	38738	0%
Net Value of Sales
VHS	1492	1538	-3%	3890	7126	-45%
DVD	7130	2866	149%	35713	16460	117%
Total Music Videos	8622	4402	96%	39603	23586	68%
Total Singles	257	243	6%	2443	1288	90%
Cassettes	199	278	-28%	1156	2828	-59%
CD	65294	63532	3%	396294	422609	-6%
Total Albums	65493	63810	3%	397450	425437	-7%
Grand Total	$74,372	$68,455	9%	$439,496	$450,311	-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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