IFPI publishes 2007 ‘Recording Industry In Numbers’

London, 2nd July 2007

IFPI, the organisation that represents the recording industry worldwide, today publishes the 14th annual Recording Industry in Numbers (RIN). The report is the most complete and authoritative source of music industry statistics worldwide.

This year’s report features:

• Global sales figures for 2006 and market overview
• World music market rankings
• Information on top-selling artists
• Performance rights income figures
• An analysis of the broader US$130 billion music sector, from live music to retail
• Key facts and figures about the continuing problem of music piracy
• International data about long-term industry trends from repertoire to retailing
• Comprehensive statistics on individual markets worldwide

Gabriela Lopes, IFPI’s Director of Market Research and Analysis, says: “The Recording Industry in Numbers provides the essential facts, figures and trend information about the global music market. It combines detailed statistical data with market analysis, covering 40 individual markets and tracking in more detail than ever before the development of the fast-growing digital music business.”