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# Survey: Despite Recession Fans Will Buy Music
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/survey-despite-recession-fans-will-buy-music/
- Published: 2009-04-16T09:50:23.000Z
- Updated: 2009-04-16T09:50:23.000Z
- Description: According to a new NPD tracking study 75% of consumers say they will spend the same amount or more on digital music downloads as they did in 2008. 65% will. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/04/survey-despite-recession-fans-will-buy-music.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:03

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According to a new [NPD tracking study](http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news%5Fview&newsId=20090415005363&newsLang=en&ref=hypebot.com) 75% of consumers say they will spend the same amount or more on digital music downloads as they did in 2008\. 65% will spend the same or more on video games, and 60% will spend the same or more on CDs.

“Even in the face of a down economy, entertainment remains a popular spending category,” said Russ Crupnick, entertainment industry analyst for NPD. But the the importance of buying music lags behind videos. and gamingThe study reported that 51% of consumers surveyed purchased a DVD or Blu-ray disc in the prior three months. Purchasing a console or portable video game ranked second at 36% followed by buying a CD at 31%.