PA releases PA statistics yearbook 2012

01 May 2013

The PA released the PA statistics yearbook 2012 today. This yearbook covers UK publishers’ sales (home and export) by broad sector from 2008 to 2012 inclusive as well as estimates for the UK book market size for this period. To see the press release click here.

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FEP estimates EU and EEA publishers turnover €22.8 billion in 2011

30 November 2012

The Federation of European Publishers (FEP) estimate that total annual sales revenue of book publishers of the EU and the EEA was approximately €22.8 billion in 2011, according to a survey they conducted. This represents a 3% decrease from the last estimate of €23.5 billion for 2010, with most markets recording a lower turnover than the previous year. The largest markets in terms of publishers’ turnover in 2011 were Germany, followed by the UK, France, Spain and Italy.

However there was a 1% increase in the number of new titles to 530,000 in 2011.  European publishers held a total of close to 8.5 million different titles in stock, the countries reporting the largest availability being the UK, Germany, Italy, France and Spain, and employed 135,000 people, basically the same as the year before.  To read the full press release visit the FEP's website.

PA Members can access a more detailed FEP report on book Statistics by logging into this website.

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Academic and Professional Market Statistics Handout 2012

27 November 2012

The Academic and Professional Statistics handout from this morning AGM of the PA's Academic and Professional Division is now available to members only.

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2,115 book publishers registered for VAT in 2012

16 October 2012

There were 2,115 book publishers registered for VAT as at 12 March 2012. Of these book publishers:

• 1,580 had four or fewer employees
• 15 had more than 250 employees;
• 95 had turnover of over £5m
• 725 had turnover of up to and including £49,000;
  

For  further information see UK Business: Activity, Size and Location, 2012, published by the ONS on 3 October 2012 and look for SIC classification 5811 (book publishing) Tables B3.1 (Employment) and B3.2 Turnover).  

PA Sales Monitor half year figures show growth

18 September 2012

PA Sales Monitor January to June 2012 show growth.  PA member participating in these surveys can access this report by clicking on read more. Otherwise visitors can view the Press Release.

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PASM Q1 2012

16 July 2012

Total sales of physical books fell 0.4% by value and 7.2% by volume in first quarter of 2011 according to the PA’s data collection scheme, the PA Sales Monitor (PASM).

While the value of home sales of physical books fell by 0.6%, export sales remained at the same level. However, in volume terms both home and export sales fell by 4.2% and 11.7% respectively.

In the home market, there were double-digit increases in the value sales of school books (+28.6%) and hardback fiction (+15.5%), and smaller growth in the sales of children’s books, general non-fiction in paperback, and hardback and social science/humanities titles. These helped to offset the double-digit decreases in the reported value of physical book sales in the fiction paperback (-21%), reference (-18%) and ELT (-15.2%) categories, as well as a 4% decrease for STM.

In the export market, double-digit decreases in the value of exports of physical ELT books
(-16.7%) and hardback fiction (-18.1%) , with 8-9% decreases for paperback fiction and reference books, and a smaller drop in value sales for school books, children’s books and general non-fiction paperbacks. These decreases were balanced by a 25% rise in the value of sales of STM books, an 8% increase for social sciences/humanities, and 4% growth for general non-fiction hardbacks.

PASM participants (direct and indirect via their distributors) can access the full report by clicking here.

NB (1): The PA Sales Monitor is The Publishers Association’s monthly data collection scheme of publishers’ sales split into home and export sales, and within these destinations into 10 categories and, for exports by value, 7 geographical regions. There are 23 participant distributors/publishers in PASM representing c250 publishers with combined sales estimated to account for 76% of total UK publishers’ sales.

NB(2): Digital sales are not included in this first quarter report, but will be present in the Q2 report on the first six months of 2012. 

Educational Market Statistics

04 July 2012

The Educational Market Statistics handout at this Educational Publishers Council's Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday 3 July 2012 is now available to members who were unable to attend.

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BIS value of UK book exports 2009-2011

18 April 2012

UK Department of Business, Innovation and Skills  (BIS) has provided the PA with the value of UK book exports (including re-exports) by country and area for 2011.

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PA statistics yearbook 2011

17 April 2012

The PA will be publishing its PA statistics yearbook 2011 on 2 May 2012. This yearbook covers UK publishers’ sales (home and export) by broad sector from 2007 to 2011 inclusive as well as estimates for the UK book market size for this period.

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March 2012 UK/US Price Comparison Index

16 April 2012

The March 2012 issue of the UK/US Price Comparison Index is now available.

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