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Sales
of recorded music - full year 1998 summary
This table shows the cover sales in over
70 countries (including only the legitimate market in each country).
The industry is concentrated in France, Germany, and the UK in the European
region, in Japan in the Asian region, in Brazil in the Latin American
region, and in the US in the North American region.
- Figures cover sales in over 70 countries surveyed
on an annual basis by IFPI.
- Figures represent the total legitimate market in
each country.
- Average exchange rates provided by the IMF.
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1998 full year
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TOTAL MARKET
UNITS |
|
TOTAL MARKET
RETAIL VALUE |
| ALL FIGURES IN MILLIONS |
SINGLES |
LPs |
MCs |
CDs |
|
US$ |
LOCAL CURRENCY
|
| EUROPE
|
| AUSTRIA |
3.1 |
0.02 |
0.9 |
19.2 |
|
346.6 |
ATS |
4,290.0 |
| BELGIUM |
8.7 |
0.05 |
0.3 |
22.4 |
|
367.8 |
BEF |
13,349.8 |
| BULGARIA |
- |
- |
1.7 |
0.1 |
|
3.1 |
BGL |
5,436.7 |
| CROATIA |
- |
- |
1.1 |
0.6 |
|
17.4 |
CRK |
110.5 |
| CYPRUS |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.8 |
|
18.4 |
CYP |
9.5 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
0.1 |
- |
4.5 |
4.9 |
|
77.5 |
CSK |
2,503.6 |
| DENMARK |
1.1 |
0.001 |
0.2 |
16.9 |
|
262.1 |
DKK |
1,756.6 |
| FINLAND |
0.5 |
0.010 |
1.3 |
10.5 |
|
140.0 |
FIM |
748.3 |
| FRANCE |
40.9 |
0.3 |
14.5 |
108.9 |
|
2,134.8 |
FRF |
12,594.4 |
| GERMANY |
51.8 |
0.5 |
25.0 |
193.3 |
|
3,011.9 |
DEM |
5,300.0 |
| GREECE |
- |
0.03 |
0.5 |
8.3 |
|
115.4 |
GRD |
34,117.2 |
| HUNGARY |
0.1 |
0.001 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
|
55.0 |
HUF |
11,783.4 |
| ICELAND |
- |
- |
0.02 |
0.8 |
|
17.1 |
ISK |
1,211.2 |
| IRELAND |
1.9 |
0.02 |
1.5 |
5.6 |
|
113.6 |
IEP |
79.7 |
| ITALY |
3.5 |
0.1 |
14.1 |
34.2 |
|
605.1 |
ITL |
1,050,604.8 |
| LATVIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| LITHUANIA |
- |
- |
1.3 |
0.2 |
|
6.3 |
LTL |
25.2 |
| NETHERLANDS |
6.6 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
34.2 |
|
561.1 |
NLG |
1,113.0 |
| NORWAY |
1.9 |
- |
0.3 |
14.9 |
|
276.2 |
NOK |
2,084.1 |
| POLAND |
0.2 |
- |
18.9 |
15.6 |
|
150.5 |
PLZ |
522.9 |
| PORTUGAL |
0.6 |
- |
3.8 |
15.3 |
|
183.2 |
PTE |
32,989.2 |
| ROMANIA |
- |
- |
2.8 |
0.4 |
|
7.3 |
ROL |
64,530.0 |
| RUSSIA |
- |
0.1 |
80.0 |
6.0 |
|
206.8 |
RUB |
2,007.0 |
| SLOVAKIA |
0.0 |
0.001 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
|
21.7 |
SKK |
764.0 |
| SLOVENIA |
- |
- |
0.5 |
1.0 |
|
22.5 |
SIT |
3,737.0 |
| SPAIN |
1.5 |
0.03 |
12.9 |
50.2 |
|
680.8 |
ESP |
101,706.9 |
| SWEDEN |
4.7 |
0.02 |
0.9 |
23.2 |
|
393.3 |
SEK |
3,126.8 |
| SWITZERLAND |
3.4 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
22.5 |
|
328.5 |
CHF |
476.3 |
| UK |
79.4 |
2.2 |
32.2 |
175.7 |
|
2,855.6 |
GBP |
1,724.0 |
| UKRAINE |
- |
- |
7.0 |
0.5 |
|
21.0 |
UAH |
51.4 |
| TOTAL +
Adjustments |
212.0 |
3.8 |
249.8 |
835.0 |
|
13,010.2
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| MIDDLE
EAST/TURKEY |
| BAHRAIN |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.1 |
|
2.5 |
BHD |
0.9 |
| EGYPT |
- |
- |
25.0 |
0.1 |
|
53.1 |
EGP |
179.8 |
| ISRAEL |
- |
- |
0.3 |
3.1 |
|
48.8 |
ILS |
185.1 |
| KUWAIT |
- |
- |
2.0 |
0.1 |
|
8.2 |
KWD |
2.5 |
| LEBANON |
- |
- |
2.5 |
0.5 |
|
12.9 |
LBP |
19,557.7 |
| OMAN |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.0 |
|
1.9 |
OMR |
0.7 |
| QATAR |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.1 |
|
2.9 |
QTR |
10.5 |
| SAUDI ARABIA |
- |
- |
15.6 |
0.7 |
|
55.3 |
SAR |
207.1 |
| TURKEY |
- |
- |
44.2 |
4.7 |
|
127.0 |
TRL |
33,111,948.0 |
| UAE |
- |
- |
4.4 |
1.8 |
|
36.8 |
DHM |
135.1 |
| TOTAL +
Adjustments |
- |
- |
95.5 |
11.2 |
|
349.2 |
|
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| ASIA
|
| CHINA |
- |
- |
69.9 |
8.4 |
|
103.3 |
CNY |
854.9 |
| HONG KONG |
0.1 |
0 |
0.2 |
10.3 |
|
118.2 |
HKD |
915.9 |
| INDIA |
- |
- |
414.7 |
5.1 |
|
298.7 |
INR |
12,323.2 |
| INDONESIA |
- |
- |
37.3 |
3.0 |
|
62.7 |
IDR |
627,711.7 |
| JAPAN |
144.0 |
8.4 |
7.9 |
286.1 |
|
6,521.0 |
JPY |
853,669.1 |
| MALAYSIA |
0.2 |
- |
8.1 |
2.8 |
|
51.3 |
MYR |
201.3 |
| PAKISTAN |
- |
- |
5.0 |
0.1 |
|
5.2 |
PKR |
235.0 |
| PHILIPPINES |
0.1 |
0.04 |
9.5 |
1.9 |
|
44.9 |
PHP |
1,836.1 |
| SINGAPORE |
0.12 |
- |
0.4 |
4.6 |
|
53.8 |
SGD |
90.1 |
| SOUTH KOREA |
0.04 |
- |
15.9 |
12.9 |
|
153.0 |
SKW |
214,356.7 |
| TAIWAN |
1.1 |
0 |
11.8 |
27.5 |
|
319.7 |
TWD |
10,688.0 |
| THAILAND |
- |
- |
44.0 |
4.2 |
|
114.7 |
THB |
4,741.8 |
| TOTAL +
Adjustments |
145.6 |
8.44 |
624.7 |
366.8 |
|
7,846.5
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| AFRICA
|
| GHANA |
- |
- |
7.4 |
0.7 |
|
25.4 |
CED |
58,857.1 |
| KENYA |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.1 |
|
2.1 |
KES |
129.1 |
| NIGERIA |
|
|
|
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| SOUTH AFRICA |
2.2 |
- |
7.3 |
13.0 |
|
195.7 |
ZAR |
1,081.9 |
| ZIMBABWE |
0.01 |
0.03 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
|
9.2 |
ZWD |
197.7 |
| TOTAL +
Adjustments |
2.18 |
0.03 |
24.01 |
14.06 |
|
243.2 |
|
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| AUSTRALASIA
|
| AUSTRALIA |
10.5 |
0.02 |
1.7 |
41.4 |
|
606.7 |
AUD |
964.0 |
| NEW ZEALAND |
1.0 |
0.01 |
1.2 |
6.7 |
|
100.1 |
NZD |
186.4 |
| TOTAL |
11.5 |
0.03 |
2.9 |
48.1 |
|
706.8 |
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| LATIN
AMERICA |
| ARGENTINA |
- |
- |
6.7 |
18.5 |
|
307.6 |
ARP |
307.6 |
| BOLIVIA |
- |
0.003 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
|
6.6 |
USD |
6.6 |
| BRAZIL |
0.003 |
- 0.001 |
0.2 |
105.1 |
|
1,055.7 |
BRL |
1,225.7 |
| CHILE |
- |
- |
4.2 |
4.9 |
|
84.8 |
CLP |
39,021.7 |
| COLOMBIA |
0.2 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
11.9 |
|
157.7 |
COP |
224,966.5 |
| CENTRAL AMERICA |
0.03 |
- |
1.3 |
2.6 |
|
47.1 |
USD |
47.1 |
| ECUADOR |
- |
0.001 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
|
14.5 |
USD |
14.5 |
| MEXICO |
0.3 |
0.02 |
26.7 |
45.1 |
|
543.3 |
MXP |
4,963.3 |
| PARAGUAY |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.3 |
|
6.5 |
PYG |
18,034.4 |
| PERU |
0.002 |
- |
0.514 |
0.907 |
|
17.3 |
PEN |
50,567.263 |
| URUGUAY |
- |
- |
0.2 |
0.9 |
|
16.3 |
UYP |
170.7 |
| VENEZUELA |
0.001 |
0.01 |
0.5 |
5.9 |
|
95.9 |
VEB |
52,484.5 |
| TOTAL + Adjustments |
0.5 |
0.8 |
43.7 |
197.6 |
|
2,353.2
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| NORTH
AMERICA |
| CANADA |
1.0 |
- |
11.2 |
77.2 |
|
969.3 |
CAD |
1,437.9 |
| USA |
87.7 |
3.4 |
158.7 |
846.1 |
|
13,193.4 |
USD |
13,193.4 |
| TOTAL |
88.6 |
3.4 |
170.0 |
923.3 |
|
14,162.7
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| GRAND
TOTAL |
460.5
|
16.4
|
1,210.7
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2,396.1
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38,671.7
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| Total Adjustments made |
2.1 |
0.1 |
24.3 |
44.0 |
|
20.5 |
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