The radio annual (1964)

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Fattory Sales of Phonographs, Roiords & HI-FI Components PHONOGRAPHS (In Thousands of Units) Single Radio-Phono. Record Player Total Year Phonographs Combinations Attachments Units 1952 322 538 490 1350 1953 724 491 390 1605 1954 1886 358 439 2683 1955 2234 393 379 3006 1956 3338 451 312 4101 1957 3718 941 213 4872 1958 3212 760 124 4096 1959 3475 829 86 4390 1960 3681 842 104 4627 1961 2979 1010 3989 1962 3561 1294 4955 1963 5600* Year PHONOGRAPH RECORDS (In Millions of Dollars) Factory Retail Factory Retail Value Value Year Value Value 90.0 189.0 1957 . 180.0 378.0 91.0 191.1 1958 198.0 415.5 87.0 182.7 1959 230.5 484.0 112.0 235.2 1960 228.4 480.0 155.5 312.6 1961 244.3 513.1 1962 269.0 565.0 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 HI-FI COMPONENTS (In Millions of Dollars) Year Amplifiers Speakers 1956 7.5 12.8 1957 11.2 14.4 1958 14.0 14.0 1959 14.2 14.3 1960 10.9 11.3 1961 14.0 15.1 1962 14.0 16.5 * Preliminary totals. Source: EI A, as compiled by the Record Industry Association of America. 55 Tuners Total 6.5 26.8 7.9 33.5 8.0 36.0 9.4 37.9 9.9 32.1 13.1 42.2 17.3 47.8