Music GroupsIFPI Releases Its Annual Global Report
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry released its 2006 global report today, which runs £400 for the 100-plus-page document.
As this Reuters article indicates, the market share data will be released later this year due to "squabbles over the methodology for counting digital sales."
Read an overview of the contents here, and a recap of the UK numbers here.
In the UK in 2005, rock and pop accounted for 62% of album sales. CD sales dropped slightly to 172.6 million from 174.6 million in 2004. Total trade revenues (think wholesale) edged downward to $2,162,200,000 from $2,226,100,000 (in fixed US dollars).
