Newspapers retail sales turnover 2008-2018

This statistic shows the total annual turnover of the retail sales of newspapers and periodicals in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2018. Since 2010, turnover from newspaper and periodical retail sales has gradually declined. Figures reached their lowest in 2018, with a turnover of 2.7 billion British pounds. This was a decrease of almost 1.4 billion British pounds since 2008. The reason for this decline in sales may be due to the increased use of technology for news related items.

Turnover from retail sale of newspapers and periodicals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2018 (in million GBP)

Characteristic	Turnover in million GBP
2018	2,643
2017	2,628
2016	2,709
2015	2,890
2014	3,022
2013	2,906
2012	3,410
2011	3,675
2010	3,947
2009	3,405
2008	3,971

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Release date

May 2020

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2008 to 2018

Supplementary notes

The Annual Business Survey uses a sample of data from 62,000 businesses in the Non-Financial Economy in Great Britain and 11,000 in Northern Ireland to draw estimate totals for the whole business population.

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