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31
| Year |
Total Weekly
Newspapers1
|
Average
Circulation
|
Total Weekly
Circulation
|
| 1965 |
8,061
|
3,106
|
25,036,031
|
| 1970 |
7,612
|
3,660
|
27,857,332
|
| 1975 |
7,612
|
4,715
|
35,892,409
|
| 1980 |
7,954
|
5,324
|
42,347,512
|
| 1985 |
7,704
|
6,359
|
48,988,801
|
| 1987 |
7,600
|
6,262
|
47,593,000
|
| 1988 |
7,498
|
6,894
|
51,691,451
|
| 1989 |
7,606
|
6,958
|
52,919,846
|
| 1990 |
7,550
|
7,309
|
55,181,047
|
| 1991 |
7,476
|
7,323
|
54,746,332
|
| 1992 |
7,417
|
7,358
|
54,577,034
|
| 1993 |
7,437
|
7,629
|
56,734,526
|
| 19942 |
7,176
|
10,975
|
78,763,120
|
| 19952 |
8,453
|
9,425
|
79,668,266
|
| 19962 |
7,915
|
10,307
|
81,582,295
|
| 19972 |
7,214
|
9,763
|
70,434,299
|
| 1998 |
8,193
|
9,067
|
74,284,112
|
| 19993 |
8,138
|
5,754
|
74,457,621
|
1 Includes
paid- and free-circulation newspapers.
2
1994-1997 not comparable to prior years due to change in information
collection procedures by NNA.
3
Preliminary Data.
Source:
National Newspaper Association |
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