The chart illustrates global vinyl sales over the 16-year period between 1997 and 2012 representing in million US dollars.
Overall, sales of the vinyl recordings remained fairly steady from 1997 to 1999 then began to decrease. In 2007, the sales started to increased and has risen to just over the level of 1997 by 2012. Vinyl recordings peaked from 1997 to 1999 with the sales of more than $150 million and drop significantly to about $100 million in 2000. The sales gradually went down to just under $50 million in 2005 and 2006.
The vinyl sales began its upward trend in 2007 and rose considerably from a little more than $100 million in 2011 to around $160 million in 2012 finishing the period slightly above the previous peak during the period of 1997 to 1999.
In comparison, the lowest point of the sales is just a third of its peak and the difference between these two points is more than $100 million.
The chart illustrates global vinyl
sales
over the 16-year period between 1997 and 2012 representing in
million
US dollars.
Overall
,
sales
of the vinyl recordings remained
fairly
steady from 1997 to 1999 then began to decrease. In 2007, the
sales
started
to increased and has risen to
just
over the level of 1997 by 2012. Vinyl recordings peaked from 1997 to 1999 with the
sales
of more than $150
million
and drop
significantly
to about $100
million
in 2000. The
sales
gradually
went down to
just
under $50
million
in 2005 and 2006.
The vinyl
sales
began its upward trend in 2007 and rose
considerably
from a
little
more than $100
million
in 2011 to around $160
million
in 2012 finishing the period
slightly
above the previous peak during the period of 1997 to 1999.
In comparison
, the lowest point of the
sales
is
just
a third of its peak and the difference between these two points is more than $100
million
.