Guardian, Telegraph and FT post modest sales rises in December

This article titled "Guardian, Telegraph and FT post modest sales rises in December" was written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 11th January 2013 13.32 UTC

The Financial Times, Guardian and Daily Telegraph were the only daily national newspapers to see month-on-month sales increases in December.

All three enjoyed modest circulation rises in a month where most daily titles proved to be relatively resilient, with the biggest faller being 20p national i, with a 3.66% sales dip compared with November.

The Financial Times was the biggest month-on-month riser, with sales up 1.6% to 286,401, according to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulation figures released on Friday. However, the FT reported a 14.19% year-on-year decline.

The Guardian, published along with MediaGuardian by Guardian News & Media, reported a 0.31% sales rise in December, to 204,222, although year-on-year circulation fell by 11.25%.

Sales of the Telegraph grew by 0.19% month on month to 547,465, a year-on-year fall of 6.74%.

The Times, which continues to have its daily average circulation buoyed by more than 17,100 bulk copies, and the Daily Mirror limited month-on-month sales declines to less than 1%.

News International's quality daily reported a 3.18% year-on-year fall, to 396,041; the Daily Mirror fell 5.27% versus December 2011, to 1,034,641.

The biggest fallers were i, which saw sales decline 3.66% month on month to 291,311, and the Sun.

However, i is still bucking the downward year-on-year trend for most national titles, with December's average circulation up 31% compared with the same month in 2011.

The Sun reported a 3.55% month-on-month fall to 2,277,809, a 10% year-on-year drop.

The Sun

Headline circulation: 2,277,809

Month-on-month change: -3.55%

Year-on-year change: -10%

Saturday edition: 2,637,001

Overseas: 17,924

Daily Mail

Headline circulation: 1,844,569

Month-on-month change: -1.44%

Year-on-year change: -7.54%

Saturday: 2,472,800

UK and Ireland paid-for circulation: 1,678,736 (91% of total)

Overseas: 74,472

Bulks: 91,361

Daily Mirror

Headline circulation: 1,034,641

Month-on-month change: -0.99%

Year-on-year change: -5.27%

Saturday: 1,204,069

Overseas: 31,090

Daily Star

Headline circulation: 540,548

Month-on-month change: -3.47%

Year-on-year change: -12.32%

Saturday: 491,659

Overseas: 4,789

Daily Express

Headline circulation: 529,096

Month-on-month change: -1.52%

Year-on-year change: -11.29%

Saturday: 599,785

Overseas: 11,106

Daily Telegraph

Headline circulation: 547,465

Month-on-month change: +0.19%

Year-on-year change: -6.74%

Saturday: 715,41

Overseas: 12,023

The Times

Headline circulation: 396,041

Month-on-month change: -0.82%

Year-on-year change: -3.18%

Saturday: 471,437

Overseas: 17,095

Bulks: 17,100

Financial Times

Headline circulation: 286,401

Month-on-month change: +1.6%

Year-on-year change: -14.19%

Saturday (UK and Ireland only): 107,709

UK and Ireland paid-for circulation: 58,018 (20.2% of the total)

Overseas: 197,556

Bulks: 29,815

i

Headline circulation: 291,311

Month-on-month change: -3.66%

Year-on-year change: +31.39%

Saturday: N/A

UK and Ireland paid-for circulation: 223,372 (76.6% of total)

Bulks: 65,239

The Guardian

Headline circulation: 204,222

Month-on-month change: +0.31%

Year-on-year change: -11.25%

Saturday: 349,782

The Independent

Headline circulation: 78,082

Month-on-month change: -1.25%

Year-on-year change: -34.69%

Saturday: 104,264

UK and Ireland paid-for circulation: 59,171 (75.7% of the total)

Overseas: 541

Bulks: 18,370

Headline circulation includes lesser rate sales, subscriptions, bulks – copies sold to airlines, rail companies, hotels and gyms for a nominal fee and given free to the public – and distribution in Ireland and overseas. UK and Ireland paid-for circulation excludes bulks and overseas distribution; where this figure is not given, bulks and overseas distribution account for less than 5% of total circulation

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