Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Statistics



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December 2008
	Month			Year To Date
	2008	2007	Percent Change	2008	2007	Percent Change
Units Shipped
physical product
DVD	352	568	-38%	2968	3152	-6%
CD	2999	3828	-22%	33253	38763	-14%
Other Formats*	10	13	-23%	108	121	-11%
Total Units	3360	4409	-24%	36329	42036	-14%
Net Value of Shipments
physical product
DVD	6479	9546	-32%	41548	45519	-9%
CD	29890	38947	-23%	322956	384622	-16%
Other Formats*	53	74	-28%	567	850	-33%
Total Value	$36422	$48567	-25%	$365071	$430991	-15%
Net Value of Shipments
digital product ** (December 2008)
Internet Downloads	5037	2297	119%	45438	27564	65%
Digital Mobile Content	1921	1716	12%	21632	20592	5%
Subscription Model	395	262	51%	4599	3144	46%
Other ***	319	50	538%	2829	552	413%
Total	$7672	$4325	77%	$74498	$51852	44%
Grand Totsl	$44094	$52892	-17%	$439569	482843	-9%

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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