Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Statistics



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December 2004
	Month			Year To Date
	2004	2003	Percent Change	2004	2003	Percent Change
Units Shipped
VHS	38	58	-34%	380	692	-45%
DVD	830	634	31%	4573	3697	24%
Singles	56	39	44%	508	847	-40%
CD	6300	6640	-5%	51324	48971	5%
Grand Total	7224	7371	-2%	56785	54207	5%
Net Value of Sales
VHS	245	455	-46%	2098	5024	-58%
DVD	11759	9631	22%	65500	58085	13%
Singles	250	198	26%	2238	2942	-24%
CD	71857	73372	-2%	562231	559753	0%
Grand Total	84111	83656	1%	632067	6258084	1%

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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