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On a month-on-month basis, the daily market was clearly split down the middle, with the qualities on one side and the red-tops and middle-market titles on the other.

But when the annual percentage changes are taken into account, the only paper to put on sales was the Financial Times.

The left-of-centre quality papers were the worst-hit this month, with The Guardian posting a 2.2% drop on May to 363,562. Its six-month average was 368,638 copies, down 3.44% year on year.

The Independent, meanwhile, posted the worst monthly percentage circulation drop in June. Its sales were down 2.92% to 238,291. Its six-month average circulation is 251,525, a 1.3% year-on-year fall.

The Financial Times was the only title to put on six-month average sales year on year, up 0.72% to 449,984. However, it was down 1.77% from May to June with a 444,763 circulation.

The Daily Telegraph's decline this month was marginal, down 0.28% to 891,768. Its six-month average has fallen 0.59% year on year to 897,430.

The Times was marginally down on the month with a 0.46% decline. Its June circulation was 633,850. The six-month average was 640,893, representing an annual fall of 3.77%.

Meanwhile, there were circulation rises all round in the red-tops and the Mail and Express.

The Sun enjoyed a circulation increase of 0.69% from May to 3,064,376. Averaged out over six months, the News International title sells 3,073,046 daily copies, down 2.86% year on year.

The Daily Mirror experienced a slight rise in circulation in June, up 0.71% from May to 1,565,711. But it suffered one of the worst year-on-year falls of all the national papers -- its six-month average is 1,561,825, a year-on-year decline of 5.54%.

The Daily Star remains third-placed in the red-top market, selling 795,891 copies last month, up 2.27% on May. Its six-month average is down 1.63% at 778,831.

The middle-market titles enjoyed small rises in circulation in June. The Daily Mail recorded a circulation of 2,303,438 in June, a 0.37% rise on the previous month. Year on year, it was down 2.71% with a six-month average circulation of 2,322,175.

The Daily Express was up 0.58% on May to 770,403 in June. But its year-on-year circulation decline is the worst of all the national papers, down 8.79% with a six-month average of 764,575.

In the Sunday market, the Independent on Sunday completely outperformed the market, with circulation up by a massive 17.45% to 245,952 copies in June. Its six-month average figure rose 0.61% year-on-year to 235,201 copies.

The Sunday Times was the biggest faller of the major qualities in June, with circulation down 3.90% in June to 1,173,956 copies. Its six-month average figure tumbled 8.09% year on year to 1,230,790 copies.

The Observer's circulation was almost stable with growth of just 0.01% to 451,425 copies in June, while its six-month figure tumbled 7.39% year on year to 451,316 copies.

The remaining paper in the quality market, The Sunday Telegraph, suffered only a small dip in sales, with circulation down by 0.39% to 652,497 copies. It six-month average figure is down by 2.57% year on year to 656,234 copies.

In the mid-market sector, The Mail on Sunday was fairly robust compared with its main rival the Sunday Express, with circulation up by 0.07% to 2,276,107 copies. Its six-month average figure declined by 2.17% year on year to 2,280,675 copies.

The Sunday Express suffered a decline in June, reporting a fall of 0.21% to 743,327 copies. Its six-month average figure declined by 9.09% year on year to 769,345 copies.

In the red-top market, the News of the World suffered a small fall in June, with circulation down by 0.04% to 3,269,483 copies. Its six-month average figure is down by 6.65% year-on-year to 3,315,976 copies.

The Sunday Mirror was up 2.46% to 1,411,428 copies in June. Its six-month average figure fell by 4.33% year on year to 1,400,384 copies.