Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Statistics



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December 2005
	Month			Year To Date
	2005	2004	Percent Change	2005	2004	Percent Change
Units Shipped
VHS	-5	38	-113%	52	380	-86%
DVD	480	830	-42%	4028	4573	-12%
Singles	22	56	-61%	261	508	-49%
CD	5630	6300	-11%	49921	51324	-3%
Grand Total	6127	7224	-15%	54262	56785	-4%
Net Value of Shipments
VHS	-46	245	-119%	80	2098	-96
DVD	8005	11759	-32%	63409	65500	-3%
Singles	117	250	-53%	1118	2238	-50%
CD	61157	71857	-15%	544101	562231	-3%
Grand Total	69233	84111	-18%	608708	632067	-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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