Piano Sales History

VERTICALS GRANDS ELEC. AUG. PIANOS TOTALS
YEAR UNITS RETAIL VALUE UNITS RETAIL VALUE UNITS RETAIL VALUE UNITS RETAIL VALUE
2007 31,681 119,754,000 22,189 303,989,000 8,666 121,150,000 62,536 544,894,000
2006 39,862 129,073,000 26,935 320,203,000 10,169 132,654,000 76,966 581,930,000
2005 48,527 150,433,700 35,211 400,137,804 11,780 147,897,900 95,518 698,469,404
2004 49,453 147,864,000 32,377 355,499,000 11,670 142,140,000 93,500 645,503,000
2003 56,401 175,255,000 31,433 361,500,000 9,530 112,595,000 97,364 649,350,000
2002 53,266 181,104,000 30,776 387,777,000 9,550 124,150,000 93,592 693,031,000
2001 50,923 173,647,000 28,064 378,864,000 9,470 132,580,000 88,457 685,091,000
2000 60,623 222,789,000 33,370 450,495,000 11,410 159,740,000 105,403 833,024,000
1999 59,946 218,802,000 32,155 450,170,000 9,216 129,024,000 101,347 797,996,000
1998 66,541 239,500,000 33,600 470,400,000 6,618 89,300,000 106,759 799,200,000
1997 60,827 228,101,000 28,356 411,162,000 5,526 74,600,000 94,709 713,863,000
1996 53,032 196,250,000 26,551 372,250,000 4,773 60,175,000 84,356 628,975,000
1995 66,055 226,238,000 27,989 371,833,000 4,185 52,312,000 98,229 650,383,000
1994 65,794 212,185,000 28,999 347,083,000 3,985 45,928,000 98,778 605,196,000
1993 68,811 207,465,000 27,613 320,766,000 3,297 37,932,000 99,721 566,163,000
1992 73,513 203,337,000 29,369 312,369,000 102,882 515,705,000
1991 79,086 210,843,000 27,855 287,826,000 106,941 498,669,000
1990 84,186 224,443,000 27,742 277,420,000 111,928 501,863,000
1989 97,691 257,220,000 28,626 276,699,000 126,317 533,919,000
1988 109,348 264,185,000 32,349 304,598,000 PNEUMATIC
PLAYERS
141,697 568,783,000
1987 131,000 38,500 5,493 174,993 682,725,000
1986 131,776 33,400 1,379 166,555 619,763,000
1985 116,675 27,641 6,984 151,300 480,690,000
1984 142,330 26,212 11,458 180,000 526,100,000
1983 168,954 20,340 7,706 197,000 454,345,000
1982 174,484 20,583 7,933 203,000 421,682,000
1981 201,534 19,933 9,533 231,000 458,304,000
1980 210,717 18,000 4,283 233,000 424,060,000
1979 251,600 19,000 5,000 275,600 452,000,000
1978 257,172 20,000 5,000 282,172 411,971,000
1977 235,918 18,000 5,000 258,918 345,914,000
1976 225,235 16,000 5,000 246,235 303,608,000
1975 203,329 14,000 217,329 260,795,000
1974 232,405 16,000 248,405 273,246,000
1973 232,701 15,000 247,701 239,179,000
1972 215,507 17,000 232,507 208,924,000
1971 189,214 16,000 205,214
1970 178,814 15,000 193,814 164,000,000
1969 205,633 14,024 219,657
1968 213,378 12,000 225,378
1967 211,800 10,500 222,300
1966 234,800 9,000 243,800
1965 235,600 8,000 2,000 245,600 189,000,000
1964 213,000 7,000 220,000
1963 209,100 6,500 215,600
1962 202,200 6,000 208,200
1961 186,100 5,500 191,600
1960 163,200 5,000 30,000 198,200 148,650,000
1959 195,100 4,500 199,600
1958 178,873 4,044 182,917
1957 191,134 4,556 195,690
1956 205,004 4,800 209,804
1955 188,699 4,751 193,450
1954 161,753 4,171 165,924
1953 160,638 3,970 164,608
1952 149,515 4,005 153,520
1951 142,931 5,358 148,289
1950 169,397 6,114 175,511 125,000,000
1949 130,378 5,238 135,616
1948 159,289 5,938 165,227
1947 139,641 4,314 143,955
1946 67,738 1,217 68,955
1945
1944
1943
1942 (3 Mos.) 61,505
1941 139,799 20,025 159,824
1940 116,791 19,541 136,332 95,000,000
1939 94,450 19,593 114,043
1938 69,915 19,589 89,504
1937 76,055 29,954 106,009
1936 58,958 31,400 90,358
1935 35,162 29,924 65,504
1934 22,184 25,009 47,193
1933 12,923 21,380 34,303
1932 9,528 17,746 27,274
1931 20,075 31,677 1,838 53,590
1930
1929 130,973
1928
1927 218,140
1926
1925 306,584
1924
1923 347,589
1922
1921 221,210
1920
1919 336,547
1918
1917
1916
1915
1914 322,652
1913
1912
1911
1910
1909 364,545
1908
1907
1906
1905
1904 261,197
1903
1902
1901
1900 171,138

Sources: From 1900 to 1959: Piano Shipments reported by the National Piano Manufacturers Association. From 1960 to Present: Piano Sales reported in “MUSIC USA” published by the American Music Conference and the National Association of Music Merchants.