CMP recorded a 2.3% decrease in advertising page volumes in the year to
February 2001, compared to a 16.4% decrease for the whole market including a
29.5% decrease for the General Business/New Economy subsector. CMP’s share of
the market was 29.4% compared with 25.1% for the year to February 2000. The
General Business/New Economy subsector declined from a 17.9% share of the
market to a 15.1% share.
CMP recorded a 9.0% increase in advertising page volumes in the twelve months to February, compared to a 7.5% increase for the whole market including
a 45.8% increase for the General Business/New Economy subsector. CMP’s share
of the market was 26.8%.
In the year to date CMP’s largest title Information Week moved in line
with the total market, recording a 15.1% decline in advertising page volumes.
Half of the other major titles recorded decreases at similar levels or less,
with the other half of the major titles showing increases of between 2% and
52%.
CMP Media includes the High Tech publishing and exhibitions
business of United Business Media plc.