Christian music sales rise in the USA

CHRISTIAN music album sales in the USA experienced a double-digit per cent increase at the mid-year point in 2006, compared to the first half of 2005. This marks the first time since 2002 that Christian/gospel music sales have risen in the first half of the year. As of 2nd July 2006, 17,952,000 Christian music albums, including those sold via digital download, were sold in the US compared to 16,085,000 albums for the same six-month time period in 2005. That represents an 11.6 per cent increase in sales in a 2005 to 2006 year-to-date comparison. In contrast, the overall music business reports a four per cent decline in album sales. CR

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