Newsprint sales of Australia's newspapers continue to fall, with metropolitan titles down 2.5% in the June quarter compared to the same period last year, according to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations figures.
The Monday to Friday edition of The Financial Review (Fairfax Media) fell by 5.9% to 77,046. The Australian (News Limited) registered only a slight fall of 0.5% to 135,115, but its weekend edition slid by 2.3% to 300,389.
The weekday day edition of The Age (Fairfax) was down by 4.5% while its Saturday edition fell by 4%. Both the weekday and weekend issues of the Herald-Sun (News) were down 2.1%.
Across the metropolitan titles, most papers, with the exception of The West Australian (WAN) posted declines or remained flat.
In Melbourne, the weekday day edition of The Age (Fairfax) was down by 4.5% while its Saturday edition fell by 4%. Both the weekday and weekend issues of the Herald-Sun (News) were down 2.1%.
In Sydney, the Daily Telegraph (News) dropped 3.8%, while its Saturday issue managed an 0.8% rise. The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax) weekday was down by 1.4%, while the Saturday edition remained unchanged.
In Queensland, the weekday Courier Mail (News) was down 1.4%, while on Saturdays it was down by 3.9%.
By contrast, the Perth-based West Australian recorded a significant sales increase of 3.3%, though its Saturday issue declined by 2.8%.
Sources: ABC/B&T
