Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Statistics



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October 2008
	Month			Year To Date
	2008	2007	Percent Change	2008	2007	Percent Change
Units Shipped
physical product
DVD	485	474	2%	2145	1937	11%
CD	4554	4365	4%	24568	28959	-15%
Other Formats*	3	7	-57%	81	101	-20%
Total Units	5042	4846	4%	26794	30997	-14%
Net Value of Shipments
physical product
DVD	7536	7976	-6%	27217	25418	7%
CD	46264	44896	3%	232220	285716	-19%
Other Formats*	26	57	-52%	427	736	-42%
Total Value	$53826	$52929	2%	$259864	$311870	-17%
Net Value of Shipments
digital product **
Internet Downloads	3928	2297	54%	32078	20673	55%
Digital Mobile Content	2000	1716	17%	16333	15444	6%
Subscription Model	400	262	53%	3445	2358	46%
Other ***	251	50	402%	1841	414	345%
Total	$6191	$4325	43%	$53697	$38889	38%
Grand Total	$60017	$57254	5%	$313561	$350759	-11%

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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