Print Continues to Decline in latest ABC

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The latest consumer magazine reports from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) have shown a continued overall decline for print, although some sectors bucked the trend. 

The figures, released last week and covering the six-month period to the end of 2017, showed that overall print circulation across the entire market fell by 5%, while digital purchases grew by 3%, and online readership for consumer magazines jumped by 37%.

There were large declines for international news and current affairs titles, which fell by 15% year-on-year. News and current affairs titles relating to business and finances dropped by 6% while science-related titles fell by 5%. Read more: https://www.printweek.com/print-week/news/1163651/print-continues-decline-in-latest-magazine-abcs.