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WHOLESALE SALES

Data from the Australian Recording Industry Association Limited (ARIA) for the year ending December 2008 showed that the value of wholesale sales of sound recordings and music videos totalled $425.6m, down $36.6m (8%) on the $462.2m in 2007. Sales of CDs (singles and albums) accounted for 77% of total sales, down from 80% in 2007 and 85% in 2006. Music videos and DVDs accounted for a further 10%, down from 11% in 2007. Digital sales have increased markedly, from $7.9m in 2005 to $54.1m in 2008. Digital sales accounted for 13% by value of total music sales in 2008, up from 9% in 2007 and 5% in 2006. Further information may be found at the ARIA website www.aria.com.au.

13.1 AUSTRALIAN PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL ARIA WHOLESALE SALES, (a) - Year ending 31 December 2008
		Number of units	Value(b)
		'000	$'000
Physical
	CD singles	1 315	3 570
	Vinyl albums	29	392
	Cassette albums	4	8
	CD albums	38 659	323 800
	Music video/DVD	4 421	43 576
	Other(c)	11	102
	Total	44 439	371 448
Digital
	Digital track	23 465	26 735
	Digital album	2 853	13 502
	Mobile master ringtones	4 733	8 249
	Other(d)	97 481	5 704
	Total	128 532	54 190
Total		172 971	425 638
(a) These figures are based on submissions from reporting ARIA members, estimated to represent approximately 95% of the local wholesale market.
(b) Value figures have been calculated after any volume or other rebates have been applied.
(c) Includes sales of vinyl singles, DVD singles, DVD albums, mini disks and SACD.
(d) Includes sales of digital music videos, mobile ringback tunes, streams and subscriptions.
Source: Australian Recording Industry Association Limited, www.aria.com.au.