ABCs: Daily Star Sunday and Sunday Mirror up month on month

There was some cheer in the Sunday popular market in May as the Daily Star Sunday and Sunday Mirror posted month-on-month sales gains. The Daily Star Sunday managed a 2.57% month-on-month gain in sales last month, but fell 0.72% year on year, according to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations figures published today. The Sunday Mirror managed a 2.14% month-on-month rise, but dropped 5.92% year on year. The biggest faller in the sector was the Sunday Express, which was down 10.66% year on year. News of the World Headline circulation: 2,858,727 Month-on-month change: -1.62% Year-on-year change: -2.24% UK and Ireland paid-for circulation: 2,791,045 (97.6%) Overseas: 67,682 Mail on Sunday Headline circulation: 1,918,512 Monthly: -3.27% Yearly: -7.11% UK and Ireland paid-for circulation: 1,712,545 (89%) Overseas: 105,683 Sunday Mirror Headline circulation: 1,148,107 Monthly: 2.14% Yearly: -5.92% UK and Ireland paid-for circulation: 1,107,217 (96%) Overseas: 40,890 Sunday Express Headline circulation: 568,247 Monthly: -1.06% Yearly: -10.66% UK and Ireland paid-for circulation: 531,650 (93.5%) Overseas: 36,597 The People Headline circulation: 526,438 Monthly: -0.69% Yearly: -9.74% UK and Ireland paid-for circulation: 500,145 (95%) Overseas: 26,293 Daily Star Sunday Headline circulation: 357,130 Monthly: +2.57% Yearly: -0.72% UK and Ireland paid-for circulation: 342,593 (96%) Overseas: 14,538 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 • 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".