The 2009 BPI Statistical Handbook is now available
This year’s book includes up-to-date information on trade deliveries, market share, new releases, sales by type of music, compilations, demographics, music retailing, music downloading, press, advertising and world sales. There are also new chapters covering the growing links between music and games as well as a look at patterns of music consumption.
The BPI Statistical Handbook is the definitive guide to the UK music industry in numbers. As well as commentary on sales, the content includes key issues such as developments in the digital environment, independent music, UK music in the international market, piracy & Illegal filesharing and more.
Published each year, and free to BPI members, the book retails at £65 and is available to order from the BPI online store, the book is also available to purchase online as a digital download (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).
Limited numbers of past editions are also available to purchase for a reduced fee from the BPI online store.