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Revenues in the sound recording industry
| |
1992-1993 |
1993-1994 |
1995-19961 |
1998 |
2000 |
| |
$ thousands |
| Revenue from the sale of recordings by
format2 |
633,516 |
738,018 |
875,135 |
891,646 |
861,402 |
| Singles (tapes and compact discs) |
5,618 |
4,783 |
3,709 |
3,784 |
1,523 |
| Albums |
2,065 |
1,152 |
1,187 |
807 |
913 |
| Compact discs |
394,228 |
507,308 |
706,282 |
794,244 |
805,451 |
| Tapes (analog) |
231,378 |
x |
x |
x |
53,403 |
| Other3 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
112 |
| Unspecified |
x |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Revenue from the sale of recordings by
musical category2 |
633,516 |
738,018 |
875,135 |
891,646 |
861,402 |
| Popular music / rock4 |
453,373 |
520,803 |
663,471 |
651,533 |
622,894 |
| Classical and related |
62,342 |
63,223 |
49,538 |
59,653 |
52,528 |
| Jazz |
19,729 |
17,957 |
19,847 |
37,816 |
54,993 |
| Country and folk |
44,600 |
61,692 |
65,366 |
51,930 |
43,912 |
| Children's music |
17,861 |
18,864 |
25,996 |
20,059 |
13,040 |
| Other5 |
35,611 |
55,479 |
50,917 |
70,655 |
74,036 |
| 1. The data for 1995-96, 1998 and
2000 are not strictly comparable to the data for previous years. |
| 2. Figures may not add to totals
due to rounding. |
| 3. Other formats include multi-media
in the 1995-96, 1998 and 2000 surveys. |
| 4. Popular music and rock were
classified in one category in 1995-96, 1998 and 2000. |
| 5. Includes unspecified. |
| Source: Statistics Canada,
Culture, Tourism and Centre for Education Statistics. |
| Last modified: 2003-07-04. |
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