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Reports and Data
ABC releases data for the UK media industry to use when trading print, digital and event advertising.
Twice a year we release industry reports for Consumer and Business magazines, alongside a monthly Private Agency report for National Newspaper brands.
Choose a sector to access publicly available data going back to the year 2000.
Access varies by report and may depend on ABC membership or data subscription permissions.
ABC Certified Products
Updated daily at noon, this table shows the latest headline figure for registered ABC products.
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Certificate Search
The latest certificates are available on our product pages or by right clicking on any of the data in our tables. The PDF certificates contain all the data we have for a product for a particular period and are in a printable format.
The certificate search found here, and at the top of every page, allows for search by product name, owner name, market sector.
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Industry Reports & Detailed Data Analysis
We produce industry reports for various sectors. They are a snapshot of the industry at a point in time.
We also have reporting tools with data for all ABC titles since the year 2000 and detailed data since 2017.
Access to the latest reports, past reports and reporting tools are reserved for ABC members and users that have purchased a data subscription.
Concessions available for Students and Journalists.
| Sector | Reporting Tools for ABC members & paid data subscribers | Industry Report | Next Industry Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Magazines | Analysis & Export | Industry snapshot | Tuesday 17th February 2026 |
| Business Magazines | Analysis & Export | Industry snapshot | Thursday 26th March 2026 |
| National Newspapers | Analysis & Export | Private Agency Report (request access) | Monthly |
| Bulk Distribution | Analysis & Export | - | - |
| Regional Publications | Analysis & Export | - | - |
| Other sectors | Analysis & Export | - | - |
Bespoke Data Requests
Data from the year 2000 and onwards is available via our reporting tools and individual product pages. We have an offline archive of data back to our origins in 1931.
If you are researching data prior to 2000 or require bespoke data please contact us with specific details of your requirement including what purpose the data is for and we will come back to you with a quotation.
