U.S.; Western Europe and Asia Pacific biggest contributors to newspaper market

Posted by Erina Lin on February 12, 2009 at 7:54 AM

Global newspaper market totaled US$184 billion in 2006, with 65 percent on average from advertising and 35 percent from circulation, according to World Press Trends 2006, SFN's New Print Products reported.

In the United States, the market reached $60 billion in 2006, with about one-sixed from circulation. Western Europe contributed over $55 billion, with about two-fifths from circulation, while Asia Pacific brought in nearly $50 billion, half of which from circulation and another half from advertising.

Central and Eastern Europe and rest of the world generated relatively less, according to the report, New Print Products, released by SFN and the World Association of Newspapers.

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