Average single copy price of magazines in the United Kingdom (UK) H2 2016, by sector

This statistic displays the average single copy price of magazines the United Kingdom (UK) in the second half of 2016, broken down by sector. Single copy prices were highest for the music sector. On average, consumers had to pay 5.25 British pounds to purchase a music magazine in the period of consideration, followed by motoring and motorcycling magazines and titles from the news and current affairs sector. Magazines from the women's interest weekly sector, such as OK! magazine, Take a Break or Woman's Own, had the lowest average price with 1.14 British pounds per copy.
The total combined market circulation of magazine titles, i.e. including print and digital copies as well as overseas, subscription, bulk and free copies, in the UK saw a general decline in recent years with figures dropping from 1.1 billion in 2011 to under 730 million in 2016. Correspondingly, magazine advertising revenues fell by 280 million British pounds between 2011 and 2015 and are estimated decrease further by 2017.