August sales of The Sun climbed 3.37% against July to 3,731,119, a year-on-year increase of 0.08%, as it continued to sell with a national cover price of 20p, against the Mirror's 32p, and 10p in London, undercutting the Mirror's 20p London price.
The Daily Mirror was up just 1.59% on the previous month to 2,125,322, halting a two-month decline, although year on year it registered a 4.13% fall. Its sister Sunday title the Sunday Mirror was also up on July by 4.15%, but was down 4.9% on the year to 1,835,706.
It is believed that sales of tabloids were bolstered in August due to coverage of the Soham murders.
At the bottom of the tabloid pile, Express Newspapers' The Star was up 2.42% on July to 753,947. The tabloid continues its impressive year-on-year increase, which now stands at 14.46%.
Later this month, Express proprietor Richard Desmond is set to launch a Sunday version to take on Trinity Mirror's Sunday People, which is up 1.29% on last month to 1,341,825 following its relaunch. However, it is still down on last year by 5.06%.
In the mid-market, the Daily Mail rose just 0.93% to 2,439,394, while the Star's sister title the Daily Express rose 3.41% to 1,026,698.
Among the broadsheets, all the dailies' circulations fell period on period in what is seen as a seasonal fall. Year on year, the only paper to show any rise was The Independent, but it only rose by 0.2%. The biggest faller year on year was The Scotsman, which was down 13.17%.
There was more activity in the Sunday broadsheet market as the Independent on Sunday continued to slip, down 2.3% period on period and 5.4% year on year to 226,293.
The Sunday Telegraph slipped 0.12% from last month, down 3.09% on last August to 772,761, while market leader The Sunday Times was up 0.29% on last month to 1,344,827, up 2.38% on 2001. The Sunday Times has just announced a price increase to £1.40, making it 20p more expensive than its rivals.
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