Evening Standard sees circulation dip
ABC figures for February reveal that the London Evening Standard‘s circulation was down 5.3% period on period and 3.7% year on year, to around 277,500 copies.
Afternoon freesheets the London Lite and thelondonpaper remained static period on period, with distribution figures of around 401,000 and just under 501,000 respectively.
Morning business freesheet City AM once again saw its distribution figure rise, up 8% period on period to just under 95,000 copies, while Metro (London) was static at almost 734,000 copies.
| Title | Audit | Jan-09 | Feb-09 | Actual Change PoP | % Change PoP |
| Morning Papers | |||||
| City AM | BDP | 87,655 | 94,626 | 6,971 | 8.0 |
| Metro (London) | BDP | 732,994 | 733,882 | 888 | 0.1 |
| Evening Papers | |||||
| Evening Standard (London) | ABC | 292,976 | 277,522 | -15,454 | -5.3 |
| London Lite | BDP | 400,860 | 401,250 | 390 | 0.1 |
| thelondonpaper | BDP | 500,578 | 500,824 | 246 | 0.0 |
| Total London Papers | 2,015,063 | 2,008,104 | -6,959 | -0.3 |