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WHOLESALE SALES

Data from the Australian Recording Industry Association Limited (ARIA) for the year ending December 2007 showed that the value of wholesale sales of sound recordings and music videos totalled $462.2m. Sales of CDs accounted for 80% of total sales, down from 85% in 2006. Music videos and DVDs accounted for a further 11%, up from 10% in 2006. Digital sales have increased markedly, from $7.9m in 2005 to $40.0m in 2007. Digital sales accounted for 9% of total music sales in 2007, up from 5% in 2006 and 1% in 2005. 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 2007
		Number of units	Value(b)
		'000	$'000
Physical
	CD singles	2 497	6 712
	Vinyl albums	18	199
	Cassette albums	11	54
	CD albums	44 045	362 061
	Music video/DVD	5 276	53 030
	Other(c)	20	192
	Total	51 867	422 248
Digital
	Digital track	17 647	18 695
	Digital album	788	6 778
	Mobile master ringtones	5 606	9 976
	Other(d)	23 226	4 515
	Total	47 267	39 964
Total		99 134	462 212
(a) These figures are based on submissions from reporting ARIA members, estimated to represent approximately 95% of the local wholesale market.
(b) Please note that value figures have been calculated after the application of any volume or other rebates.
(c) Includes sales of vinyl singles, DVD singles, DVD albums, mini disks and Super Audio CD.
(d) Includes sales of digital music video, mobile ringback tunes, streams and subscriptions.
Source: Australian Recording Industry Association Limited, www.aria.com.au.