CD sales down, Digital sales up, etc

“Last week’s numbers were not pretty. According to Nielsen SoundScan figures, physical album sales were the lowest they’ve been since January 1994; as of the week ending July 25, CD sales had dropped 7.8% for the year. While the sale of digital albums has grown by almost 123% in 2006, the development of that sector so far is not keeping pace with the decline of physical product; adding in equivalent digital albums, the business overall remains down 0.7% this year.” [Yahoo News]