Anybody know where I can find out how much money is spent each year on music?

[proud gonzo]

I'm looking for a statistic that tells how many millions of dollars people spend each year on music (cd's, concert tickets, etc.)

TIA

[Frozen Sooner]

www.google.com

Or you could go to the Department of Labor website or something and go through their annual report.

[proud gonzo]

well, i've tried googling stuff and haven't found much useful yet. I'll check dept. of labor stuff...

[crawfish]

None, it's all stolen.

- the RIAA.

[proud gonzo]

heh.


ooh! RIAA might have somethign on their site too....

[Frozen Sooner]

Well, if all you want is a statistic, it's eleventy-billion.

[GottaHavePride]

No, Tom, we haven't actually seen it, but that's what we're reporting...

[proud gonzo]

well on RIAA's site i found "Music is the world's universal form of communication. It touches every person of every culture on the globe to the tune of $40 billion annually, and the U.S. recording industry accounts for fully one-third of that world market."

that's close enough for my purpose. I just needed a rough number to throw into my TV pitch for a class because my show idea deals w/ music.

[Frozen Sooner]

Wow. So eleventy-billion was actually pretty close...

[proud gonzo]

yeah :D