The chief executive of the Professional Publishers Association, Barry McIlheney, hailed last week's ABC results for the consumer magazine market as a demonstration of the "continued strength" of the industry.

The PPA has highlighted several positive areas for the magazine sector including total average circulation for ABC-audited consumer magazines rising 0.1 per cent in the first six months of the year.

The children's magazines (pre-school) sector was up 15.9 per cent year-on-year, while news and current affairs (domestic) grew by 7 per cent year-on-year and general interest was up 6.2 per cent.

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