Newspapers retail sales turnover in the UK 2008-2016

The data displays the total annual turnover of the retail sales of newspapers and periodicals in the UK from 2008 to 2016. Since 2010, turnover from newspaper and periodical retail sales has gradually declined. Figures reached their lowest in 2016, with a turnover of 2.7 billion GBP. This was a decrease of over 1.2 billion GBP since 2008. The reason for this decline in sales may be due to the increased use of technology for news related items.