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Latin Unit Shipments and Dollar Value

In thousands, after suggested retail price, net after returns

  2001 2002 2003 2004 Percent Change
2003-2004
  Units Dollars Units Dollars Units Dollars Units Dollars Units Dollars
CD 42,315 582,667 38,884 526,830 37,895 523,284 46,820 621,090 23.6 18.7
Cassette 6,364 58,679 1,920 17,143 232 2,356 -94 -802 -140.4 -134.0
Music Video 22 382 40 648 29 566 -3 -55 -109.8 -109.6
DVD 34 883 280 6,098 478 8,830 1,808 30,555 278.2 246
TOTAL 48,734 642,610 41,124 550,718 38,633 535,036 48,531 650,788 25.6 21.6


Latin music is defined as product 51% or more Spanish language.

Note: RIAA began collecting shipments data for the Latin market in 1996. Comparative data for 1996 and earlier is not available.
Source: Recording Industry Association of America, 2005.


  1999 2000
  Units Dollars Units Dollars
CD 37,746 486,428 38,838 515,643
Cassette 15,211 138,125 10,374 91,246
Music Video 123 2,134 39 619
DVD - - 41 1,014
TOTAL 53,079 626,687 49,291 608,522


Latin music is defined as product 51% or more Spanish language.

Note: RIAA began collecting shipments data for the Latin market
in 1996. Comparative data for 1996 and earlier is not available.
Source: Recording Industry Association of America, 2005.

Genre Breakout

% based on suggested retail price

Regional Mexican/Tejano 60%
Pop/Rock 31%
Tropical Genre 9%


For reporting purposes these genres capture the majority of Latin product being shipped. Unclassified product is designated by the reporting companies to the genre to which it best fits.

Source: Recording Industry Association of America, 2005.

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