WORLD PRESS TRENDS - World Association of Newspapers

UK
NUMBER OF TITLES AND CIRCULATION
Change (%)
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 98/2002 2001/02
Number of titles
Total dailies 98 99 104 109 109 11.22 0.00
National dailies 10 10 10 10 10 0.00 0.00
Regional/local dailies 88 89 94 99 99 12.50 0.00
Regional non-dailies 477 469 467 435 480 0.63 10.34
Sundays 17 18 21 21 21 23.53 0.00
National Sundays 11 11 11 11 11 0.00 0.00
Regional Sundays 6 7 10 10 10 66.67 0.00
Free papers 598 605 581 523 556 -7.02 6.31
Circulation (000)
Total dailies 18,921 18,602 19,052 18,915 18,898 - -
National dailies 13,456 13,228 13,371 13,562 13,252 - -
Regional/local dailies 5,465 5,374 5,681 5,353 5,646 3.31 5.47
Regional non-dailies 6,166 6,224 6,246 6,313 7,330 18.88 16.11
Sundays 14,974 14,678 - 15,288 14,862 - -
National Sundays 14,454 14,088 13,963 14,749 14,166 - -
Regional Sundays 520 590 - 539 696 33.81 29.09
Free papers 27,420 26,800 28,133 25,652 42,078 53.46 64.03
Total annual sales (millions of copies) * *
Total dailies 5,865 5,767 5,811 - - -0.92 0.76
National dailies 4,171 4,101 4,145 - - -0.62 1.07
Regional/local dailies 1,694 1,666 1,666 - - -1.65 0.00
Regional non-dailies 321 324 324 - - 0.93 0.00
Sundays 779 777 802 - - 2.95 3.22
National Sundays 723 704 697 - - -3.60 -0.99
Regional Sundays 107 105 105 - - -1.87 0.00
Free papers 1,380 1,405 1,462 - - 5.94 4.06
Source: Newspaper Society; 2001-2002 national dailies and National Sundays
circulation figures, ABC
* change figures refer to 1998/2000 and 1999/2000 respectively
The definition of a free newspaper is one that is distributed free of charge door-to-door,
or made available to be picked up free of charge at various distribution points.
Titles
110
108
106
104
102
100
98
96
94
92
Number of daily titles and circulation
Titles
Circulation
19,100
19,000
18,900
18,800
18,700
18,600
18,500
18,400
18,300
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Circulation (000s)
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Change (%)
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 98/2002 2001/02
Advertising revenues (£ million)
Total dailies 2,018 2,168 2,458 2,525 - - -
National dailies 1,018 1,145 1,321 1,514 - - -
Regional dailies & Sundays 1,000 1,023 1,137 1,012 1,190 19.00 17.65
Dailies § 2,147 2,272 2,503 2,525 - - -
Regional non-dailies 451 470 519 473 557 23.50 17.65
National Sundays 532 546 598 519 - - -
Free papers 872 921 1,030 924 1,087* 24.66 17.65
Sales revenues (£ million) ** ***
Total dailies 1,336 1,350 1,358 1,381 - 3.37 1.69
National dailies 930 942 940 989 - 6.34 5.21
Regional dailies & Sundays 406 408 418 392 - -3.45 -6.22
Dailies § 1,422 1,415 1,383 1,381 - -2.85 -0.14
Non-dailies 82 83 89 90 - 9.76 1.12
National Sundays 338 337 348 359 - 6.21 3.16
Pages of advertising sold (national and regional, display only)
Mono 64,539 58,620 54,419 - - - -
Colour 42,935 46,975 48,618 - - - -
Source: Advertising Association, AC Nielsen MMS, World Advertising Research Centre
§ at constant 2001 prices
* Non-dailies only
** Percentage change 98/2001
*** Percentage change 2000/01
Figures include classifieds, inserts and agency commission, but not production costs
2,800
2,600
Dailies: Advertising and sales revenues at current and constant
2001 prices (£ million)
Advertising revenue
2,400
2,200
2,000
1,800
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000
Sales revenue
1998 1999 2000 2001
Current
Current
Constant
Constant
288
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