French Music Market

Market data first half 2006:  

Market shares and developments first half 2006:  

• Physical products equaled 95% of sales (value), down 11%

• Sales of singles decreased by 8.7%

• Sales of albums decreased by 9.4%

• Sales of videos decreased by 25.5%

• Digital downloads account for 5% of the market (value)
• Sales of digital downloads are growing at 79% 

• Classical makes up 6.8% of the French music market

• French language music makes up 60.3% of the market, a slight decrease from previous years

• International music makes up 32.9% of the French market
•  Piracy in France is estimated to be below 10%

Interesting note: approx 2% of French music is sold in Australia