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May ABCs – Daily Mail And Daily Star Record Highest Increases

May ABCs – Daily Mail And Daily Star Record Highest Increases

The May national newspaper ABCs, released today, show the Daily Mail and Daily Star recording the highest circulation increases in terms of actual change. At the other end of the scale the Sunday Express continues to decline, once again showing the largest drop in circulation on the previous month.

Daily Newspapers

Apr-96 May-96 %Ch Actual Ch
Daily Mail 2,061,803 2,089,988 1.36 28,185
Daily Star 741,946 766,387 3.29 24,441
Times 654,213 676,422 3.39 22,209
Daily Telegraph 1,033,566 1,047,652 1.36 14,086
Financial Times 292,296 302,266 3.41 9,970
Guardian 394,000 395,446 0.36 1,446
Racing Post 51,694 52,221 1.01 527
Sporting Life 69,748 69,712 -0.05 -36
Independent 276,029 273,236 -1.01 -2,793
Daily Mirror 2,461,708 2,453,927 -0.31 -7,781
Evening Standard (London) 449,613 438,146 -2.55 -11,467
Daily Express 1,243,017 1,229,679 -1.07 -13,338
Sun 4,023,127 4,009,023 -0.35 -14,104

Sunday Newspapers

Apr-96 May-96 %Ch Actual Ch
News Of The World 4,546,298 4,562,655 0.35 16,357
Sunday Telegraph 651,462 666,971 2.38 15,509
Mail On Sunday 2,118,799 2,127,522 0.41 8,723
Sunday Mirror 2,402,663 2,410,125 0.31 7,462
Sunday Sport 259,375 261,902 0.97 2,527
Independent On Sunday 301,564 298,927 -0.87 -2,637
Observer 457,775 454,385 -0.74 -3,390
People 2,066,809 2,057,131 -0.46 -9,678
Sunday Times 1,291,386 1,274,641 -1.29 -16,745
Sunday Express 1,253,933 1,228,949 -1.99 -24,984

The national press round-up for May will appear on Newsline next week.

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