Estimated advertising and circulation revenue of the newspaper industry
| Year | Advertising | Circulation | Advertising (estimated) | Circulation (estimated) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | $3,223,000,000 | $1,344,492,000 | ||
| 1957 | $3,268,000,000 | $1,373,464,000 | ||
| 1958 | $3,176,000,000 | $1,459,013,000 | ||
| 1959 | $3,526,000,000 | $1,549,576,000 | ||
| 1960 | $3,681,000,000 | $1,604,228,000 | ||
| 1961 | $3,601,000,000 | $1,684,319,000 | ||
| 1962 | $3,659,000,000 | $1,819,840,000 | ||
| 1963 | $3,780,000,000 | $1,901,820,000 | ||
| 1964 | $4,120,000,000 | $1,983,809,000 | ||
| 1965 | $4,426,000,000 | $2,023,090,000 | ||
| 1966 | $4,865,000,000 | $2,109,050,000 | ||
| 1967 | $4,910,000,000 | $2,180,242,000 | ||
| 1968 | $5,232,000,000 | $2,288,215,000 | ||
| 1969 | $5,714,000,000 | $2,425,446,000 | ||
| 1970 | $5,704,000,000 | $2,634,402,000 | ||
| 1971 | $6,167,000,000 | $2,833,320,000 | ||
| 1972 | $6,939,000,000 | $2,929,233,000 | ||
| 1973 | $7,481,000,000 | $3,037,820,000 | ||
| 1974 | $7,842,000,000 | $3,581,733,000 | ||
| 1975 | $8,234,000,000 | $3,921,515,000 | ||
| 1976 | $9,618,000,000 | $4,087,303,000 | ||
| 1977 | $10,751,000,000 | $4,310,236,000 | ||
| 1978 | $12,213,000,000 | $4,534,779,000 | ||
| 1979 | $13,863,000,000 | $4,950,542,000 | ||
| 1980 | $14,794,000,000 | $5,469,589,000 | ||
| 1981 | $16,527,000,000 | $6,206,141,000 | ||
| 1982 | $17,694,000,000 | $6,656,661,000 | ||
| 1983 | $20,581,000,000 | $7,044,098,000 | ||
| 1984 | $23,522,000,000 | $7,368,158,000 | ||
| 1985 | $25,170,000,000 | $7,659,297,000 | ||
| 1986 | $26,990,000,000 | $8,052,148,000 | ||
| 1987 | $29,412,000,000 | $8,399,032,000 | ||
| 1988 | $31,197,000,000 | $8,046,287,000 | ||
| 1989 | $32,368,000,000 | $8,370,324,000 | ||
| 1990 | $32,280,000,000 | |||
| 1991 | $30,349,000,000 | $8,697,679,000 | ||
| 1992 | $30,639,000,000 | $9,163,534,000 | ||
| 1993 | $31,869,000,000 | $9,193,802,000 | ||
| 1994 | $34,109,000,000 | $9,443,217,000 | ||
| 1995 | $36,092,000,000 | $9,720,186,000 | ||
| 1996 | $38,075,000,000 | $9,969,240,000 | ||
| 1997 | $41,330,000,000 | $10,065,642,000 | ||
| 1998 | $43,925,000,000 | $10,266,955,000 | ||
| 1999 | $46,289,000,000 | $10,472,294,000 | ||
| 2000 | $48,670,000,000 | $10,540,643,000 | ||
| 2001 | $44,305,000,000 | $10,783,078,000 | ||
| 2002 | $44,102,000,000 | $11,025,896,000 | ||
| 2003 | $46,156,000,000 | $11,224,362,000 | ||
| 2004 | $48,244,000,000 | $10,988,651,000 | ||
| 2005 | $49,435,000,000 | $10,746,901,000 | ||
| 2006 | $49,275,402,572 | $10,548,344,000 | ||
| 2007 | $45,375,000,000 | $10,294,920,096 | ||
| 2008 | $37,848,257,630 | $10,086,956,940 | ||
| 2009 | $27,564,000,000 | $10,066,783,026 | ||
| 2010 | $25,837,698,822 | $10,049,360,689 | ||
| 2011 | $27,078,473,864 | $9,989,064,525 | ||
| 2012 | $25,316,461,215 | $10,448,561,493 | ||
| 2013 | $23,587,097,435 | $10,641,662,892 | ||
| 2014 | $22,077,809,951 | $10,744,324,061 | ||
| 2015 | $20,362,238,293 | $10,870,292,720 | ||
| 2016 | $18,274,943,567 | $10,910,460,499 | ||
| 2017 | $16,476,453,084 | $11,211,011,020 |
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