August ABCs: a steady month for newspapers

The daily and Sunday newspaper markets remained steady between July and August, recording no overall change.

Although some titles recorded declines – the Financial Times, the Guardian and Observer were hardest hit, all down -2% – many other titles saw circulations rise.

Some of the best performing titles were the Daily Star and Sun, up 1.3% and 1.1%, respectively.

Meanwhile, as commuters abandoned the city during the summer holidays, the overall London free press market was down -2.7%.