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publication of the "Sales figures of digital music delivery"
   
  Sales figures of digital music delivery in 2006 half-year
 
  1st Quarter 2nd Quarter
units
('000)
share % vs.
pre.
Period
value
(JPY '000)
share % vs.
pre.
Period
units
('000)
share % vs.
pre.
Period
value
(JPY '000)
share % vs.
pre.
Period
Internet Downloads 5,916 6.7% 534% 1,220,498 10.0% 393% 5,940 6.6% 569% 1,264,721 10.0% 543%
Mobile Digital Content 83,031 93.3% 163% 10,928,720 89.8% 173% 84,553 93.4% 146% 11,294,022 89.7% 153%
Other 17 0.0% 212% 23,992 0.2% 139% 0 0.0% 0.0% 29,631 0.2% 175%
Grand total 88,964 100.0% 171% 12,173,210 100.0% 183% 90,493 100.0% 154% 12,588,374 100.0% 165%

  First Half
units
('000)
share % vs.
pre.
Period
value
(JPY '000)
share % vs.
pre.
Period
Internet Downloads 11,856 6.6% 551% 2,485,219 10.0% 457%
Mobile Digital Content 167,584 93.4% 154% 22,222,742 89.7% 162%
Other 17 0.0% 95% 53,623 0.2% 157%
Grand total 179,457 100.0% 162% 24,761,584 100.0% 174%
 
1. Those figures represent digital music sales income derived from license or consignment sales by 42 RIAJ member companies.
2. Definitions
  Internet Downloads: sales of singles, albums, mini-albums and other related content over wired networks
  Mobile Digital Content: sales of full single tracks, original sound recording ringtunes, mono/polyphonic ringtones and other related content, regardless of pay-per-transaction or subscription model, over wireless networks
  Subscription Income: subscription income derived from audio streams and other related content, excluding mobile subscription
  Other: other than the above 3 items
<Value>  retail value excluding consumption tax (the sum of breakdown may be inconsistent with the total value because of rounding)
<Unit>  figures represent singles on a 'per-track' basis and albums/mini-albums on a 'per-album' basis (not explored to the number of involved tracks)
 
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