Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Statistics



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September 2008
	Month			Year To Date
	2008	2007	Percent Change	2008	2007	Percent Change
Units Shipped
physical product
DVD	374	244	53%	1660	1463	13%
CD	3183	4687	-32%	20014	24594	-19%
Other Formats*	2	3	-33%	78	94	-17%
Total Units	3559	4934	-28%	21752	26151	-17%
Net Value of Shipments
physical product
DVD	4980	3343	49%	19681	17442	13%
CD	31131	45252	-31%	185956	240820	-23%
Other Formats*	10	24	-58%	401	679	-41%
Total Value	$36121	$48619	-26%	$206038	$258941	-20%
Net Value of Shipments
digital product **
Internet Downloads	3928	2297	71%	28538	18376	55%
Digital Mobile Content	1808	1716	5%	14333	13728	4%
Subscription Model	356	262	36%	3045	2096	45%
Other ***	314	50	528%	1590	368	332%
Total	$6406	$4325	48%	$47506	$34568	37%
Grand Total	$42527	$52944	-20%	$253544	$293509	-14%

Sales information is supplied by members of CRIA and tabulated by Grant Thornton without audit.

* This category includes formats such as cassettes, CD singles, VHS music videos and DVD-Audio

**Monthly digital statistics are not available for 2007.

For the purposes of monthly comparisons, one twelfth of total year-to-date digital statistics for 2007 will be entered each month.

*** This category includes formats such as streams

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