US DVD player sales up only 116.2%, in the lastest week.................................
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Vital Statistics - 11/30/99
According to statistics from CEMA, for the week ending Nov. 19, 1999, DVD player unit sales to dealers were down at 112,063, a 116.2 percent increase from 1998, however, approximately 100 percent shy of typical DVD player unit sales. Projection television sales were 29,883, a mere 3.8 percent increase for 1998.
Month-to-date, DVD player sales appear more promising, having sold 277,547, a 244.4 percent increase and while projection television sales are still in a slump at 78,102 sold, a 1.1 percent increase.
Year-to-date, DVD sales are lingering around its average. To date, 3,253,953 DVD players have been sold to dealers, a 307 percent increase from 1998 and projection television sales are at 1,027,052, a 12.2 percent increase.
DVD title sales are doing spectacular as the holiday season is rapidly approaching. According to VideoScan, for the week ending Nov. 21, 1999, 613,000 DVD titles were sold yielding a fantastic year-to-date total of 15,746,000.
Karla Lawson
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