WHOLESALE SALES
Data from the Australian Recording Industry Association Limited (ARIA) for the year ending 31 December 2009 showed that the value of wholesale sales of sound recordings and music videos totalled $446.1m, up $20.5m (5%) on the $425.6m in 2008. Sales of CDs (singles and albums) accounted for 72% of total value of sales, down from 77% in 2008, while music videos and DVDs continued to account for 10% of total value of sales. Digital sales have continued to increase markedly, up 46% from $54.2m in 2008 to $79.2m in 2009. Digital sales accounted for 18% by value of total music sales in 2009, up from 13% in 2008. Further information can be found at the ARIA website www.aria.com.au.
13.1 AUSTRALIAN ARIA WHOLESALE SALES(a), Physical and digital - Year ending 31 December 2009 |
|
 | | Number
of units | Value(b) |
| | '000 | $'000 |
|
| Physical | | |
| CD singles | 513 | 1 314 |
| Vinyl albums | 79 | 1 050 |
| Cassette albums | -1 | 12 |
| CD albums | 39 529 | 320 900 |
| Music video/DVD | 4 353 | 43 160 |
| Other(c) | 33 | 432 |
| Total | 44 506 | 366 868 |
| Digital | | |
| Digital track | 35 966 | 38 534 |
| Digital album | 2 279 | 21 846 |
| Mobile master ringtones | 3 641 | 6 306 |
| Other(d) | 228 628 | 12 558 |
| Total | 270 514 | 79 244 |
| Total | 315 020 | 446 112 |
|
| (a) These figures are based on submissions from reporting ARIA members, estimated to represent approximately 95% of the local wholesale market. |
| (b) 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 SACD. |
| (d) Includes sales of digital music video, mobile ringback tunes, streams, ad-supported income, unearned advances and one-off payments. |
| Source: Australian Recording Industry Association Limited, www.aria.com.au |
See Chapter 3 for information on household expenditure on music.
Print Page
Print All