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Well here we are again. I am gazing at the 166 page ABC report for consumer magazines. It’s late on a Thursday afternoon and I can feel my eyes zoning out. The last set of results released in the summer solicited the comment from MEC’s press director, Rob Lynam: “I think that’s one of the worst ABCs I’ve ever seen, if not the worse.”

To get a real picture of how the consumer magazine market is holding up, Newsline asked ZenithOptimedia, Maxus, MEC, Carat, MPG Media Contacts and Initiative for their views.

Ideal Home has overtaken Country Living to take the lead in the Home Interest sector, though both titles posted YoY and PoP declines.

The Men’s Lifestyle sector is down -2.5% overall on this time last year but is up 4.9% on the first half of 2011.

The post-recession market is still having a huge impact on the Women’s Weekly sector, which is down -9.3% on last year (and -4.2% PoP).

An overview of performances by publisher, focusing on some of the triumphs and disappointments of the leading consumer magazine publishers over the July to December 2011 ABC period.