Sunday Express sales increase by 12.8%

The Sunday Telegraph and Richard Desmond's Sunday Express reported the biggest month-on-month sales increases among Sunday newspapers in April, as eight titles recorded a boost. The Sunday Express reported a month-on-month sales increase of 12.84% in April to 601,666, up 4.76% year on year, according to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations figures published on Friday. The Sunday Telegraph saw a 5.73% month-on-month increase to 509,557, although its circulation fell back 0.12% on the same period last year. Publications including the Daily Star Sunday, Sunday Mirror and Mail on Sunday also each recorded month-on-month rises of 3% or greater as the impact of the royal wedding helped boost most titles. News International titles failed to show any rises with News of the World down 2.18% month-on-month and 10.3% year on year. The Sunday Times fell by 1.31% and 10.3% on a monthly and yearly basis respectively. The ABC audit period ran to 1 May and so included the Sunday following the royal wedding. The Sunday Times Headline circulation: 1,018,215 Month-on-month change: -1.31% Year-on-year change: -10.30% Overseas: 41,174 The Sunday Telegraph Headline circulation: 509,557 Month-on-month change: +5.73% Year-on-year change: -0.12% Overseas: 15,779 The Observer Headline circulation: 302,975 Month-on-month change: +2.35% Year-on-year change: -8.68% UK and Ireland paid-for circulation: 280,195 (92.4% of total) Overseas: 15,141 The Independent on Sunday Headline circulation: 154,227 Month-on-month change: +0.68% Year-on-year change: -8.28% UK and Ireland paid-for circulation: 72,467 (46.9% of total) Overseas: 27,719 Mail on Sunday Headline circulation: 1,944,724 Month-on-month change: +3% Year-on-year change: -1.94% UK and Ireland paid-for circulation: 1,714,084 (88% of total) Overseas: 102,597 Sunday Express Headline circulation: 601,666 Month-on-month change: +12.84% Year-on-year change: +4.76% Overseas: 32,003 News of the World Headline circulation: 2,606,397 Month-on-month change: -2.18% Year-on-year change: -10.30% Overseas: 47,918 Sunday Mirror Headline circulation: 1,097,434 Month-on-month change: +3.23% Year-on-year change: -2.37% Overseas: 28,019 The People Headline circulation: 480,196 Month-on-month change: +0.50% Year-on-year change: -9.42% Overseas: 15,909 Daily Star Sunday Headline circulation: 309,237 Month-on-month change: +5.37% Year-on-year change: -11.19% Overseas: 11,824 Headline circulation includes lesser rate sales, subscriptions, bulks – copies sold to airlines, rail companies, hotels and gyms for a nominal fee and given free to the public – and distribution in Ireland and overseas. UK and Ireland paid-for circulation excludes bulks and overseas distribution; where this figure is not given, bulks and overseas distribution account for less than 5% of total circulation • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email [email protected] or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication". • To get the latest media news to your desktop or mobile, follow MediaGuardian on Twitter and Facebook .