Back in 2014, the retail value of music shipments dipped just below seven billion U.S. dollars for the first time since before 1999, but by 2018 the figure had risen again to 9.85 billion U.S. dollars. In 2022, the total value amounted to 15.87 billion, the highest retail value recorded since 1999.
Retail value of music shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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RIAA. (March 9, 2023). Retail value of music shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/279081/retail-value-of-music-shipments-in-the-us/
RIAA. "Retail value of music shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/279081/retail-value-of-music-shipments-in-the-us/
RIAA. (2023). Retail value of music shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/279081/retail-value-of-music-shipments-in-the-us/
RIAA. "Retail Value of Music Shipments in The United States from 1999 to 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/279081/retail-value-of-music-shipments-in-the-us/
RIAA, Retail value of music shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/279081/retail-value-of-music-shipments-in-the-us/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Retail value of music shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], RIAA, March 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/279081/retail-value-of-music-shipments-in-the-us/