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2007 Year-End Shipment Statistics

Manufacturers' Unit Shipments and Retail Dollar Value
(in Millions, net after returns)

Physical

 
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006*
% CHANGE 2005-2006
2007
% CHANGE 2006-2007
(Units Shipped)
(Dollar Value)
CD
753.1
9,915.1
847.0
11,416.0
938.9
12,816.3
942.5
13,214.5
881.9
12,909.4
803.3
12,044.1
746.0
11,232.9
767.0
11,446.5
705.0
10,520.2
619.7
9,372.6
-12.1%
-10.9%
511.1
7,452.3
-17.5%
-20.5%
CD Single
66.7
272.7
56.0
213.2
55.9
222.4
34.2
142.7
17.3
79.4
4.5
19.6
8.3
36.0
3.1
14.982
2.8
10.9
1.7
7.7
-36.7%
-29.9%
2.6
12.2
51.5%
59.0%
Cassette
172.6
1,522.7
158.5
1,419.9
123.6
1,061.6
76.0
626.0
45.0
363.4
31.1
209.8
17.2
108.1
5.2
23.7
2.5
13.1
0.7
3.7
-73.6%
-71.6%
0.4
3.0
-41.2%
-18.4%
Cassette Single1
42.2
133.5
26.4
94.4
14.2
48.0
1.3
4.6
-1.5
-5.3
-0.5
-1.6
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
LP/EP
2.7
33.3
3.4
34.0
2.9
31.8
2.2
27.7
2.3
27.4
1.7
20.5
1.5
21.7
1.36
19.286
1.0
14.2
0.9
15.7
-7.7%
10.1%
1.3
22.9
36.6%
46.2%
Vinyl Single
7.5
35.6
5.4
25.7
5.3
27.9
4.8
26.3
5.5
31.4
4.4
24.9
3.8
21.5
3.5
19.9
2.3
13.2
1.5
9.9
-31.8%
-25.1%
0.6
4.0
-58.5%
-59.6%
Music Video
18.6
323.9
27.2
508.0
19.8
376.7
18.2
281.9
17.7
329.2
14.7
288.4
19.9
399.9
32.8
607.2
33.8
602.2
23.2
451.1
-31.5%
-25.1%
27.5
484.9
18.6%
7.5%
DVD Audio
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.3
6.0
0.4
8.5
0.4
8.0
0.3
6.5
0.5
11.2
0.1
2.4
-75.0%
-78.5%
0.2
2.8
42.1%
15.2%
SACD
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1.3
26.3
0.8
16.6
0.5
10.0
0.3
5.5
-42.5%
-44.5%
0.2
3.6
-30.5%
-34.2%
DVD Video2
-
-
0.5
12.2
2.5
66.3
3.3
80.3
7.9
190.7
10.7
236.3
17.5
369.6
29.0
561.0
27.8
539.8
22.3
442.8

-19.9%
-18.0%
26.6
476.1
19.4%
7.5%
Total Units
1063.4
12,236.8
1123.9
13,711.2
1160.6
14,584.7
1079.2
14,323.7
968.5
13,740.9
859.7
12,614.2
798.4
11,854.4
814.1
12,154.7
748.7
11,195.0
648.2
9,868.6
-13.4%
-11.8%
543.9
7,985.8
-16.1%
-19.1%
Total Value

 
Total Retail Units
850.0
12,165.4
869.7
13,048.0
788.6
12,705.0
733.1
12,388.8
675.7
11,549.0
658.2
11,053.4
687.0
1,423.0
634.8
10,477.5
558.8
9,269.7
-12.0%
-11.5%
464.4
7,495.3
-16.9%
-19.1%
Total Retail Value


Digital
Download Single
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
139.4
138.0
366.9
363.3
586.4
580.6
59.8%
59.8%
809.9
801.8
38.1%
38.1%
Download Album
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4.6
45.5
13.6
135.7
27.6
275.9
103.3%
103.3%
42.5
424.9
54.0
54.0
Kiosk3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.7
1.0
1.4
1.9
89.5%
96.2%
1.8
2.6
28.5%
38.1%
Music Video
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1.9
3.7
9.9
19.7
434.3%
434.2%
14.2
28.2
43.0%
43.0%
Total Units
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
143.9
183.4
383.1
503.6
625.3
878.0
63.2%
74.4%
868.4
1,257.5
38.9%
43.2%
Total Value

Mobile4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
170.0
421.6
315.0
773.8
85.3%
83.5%
361.0
878.9
14.6%
13.6%
Subscription5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1.3
149.2
1.7
206.2
34.9%
38.2%
1.8
200.9
0.7%
-2.6%
Digital Performance Royalties6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6.9
27.4
31.5
14.9%
47.0
49.2%


Total Digital & Physical
Total Units7
1,063.4
12,236.8
1,123.9
13,711.2
1,160.6
14,584.7
1,079.2
14,323.7
968.5
13,740.9
859.7
12,614.2
798.4
11,854.4
958.0
12,345.0
1,301.8
12,296.9
1,588.5
11,758.2
22.0%
-4.4%
1,773.3
10,370.0
11.6%
-11.8%
Total Value


% of Revenue
2005
2006
2007
Physical
91.0%
83.9%
77.0%
Digital
9.0%
16.1%
23.0%

Retail value is value of shipments at recommended or estimated list price

*Note 2006 data has been updated
1RIAA's reports will no longer reflect shipments of cassette singles
2While broken our for this chart, DVD Video Products is included in the Music Video totals
3Includes Singles and Albums
4Includes Master Ringtunes, Ringbacks, Music Videos, Full Length Downloads, and other Mobile
5Weighted Annual Average
6Estimated payments in dollars to artists and record companies distributed by SoundExchange. Amounts based on prior year's collections and airplay
7Units total includes both albums and singles, and does not include subscriptions or royalties

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