"Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung" posts first profit

Five years after its launch on the market, the Sunday edition of the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" (FAZ) has achieved an operating profit for the first time. Compared to the previous year, circulation rose by 6.7 percent to 309,920 copies and advertising sales increased by 20 percent. On the other hand, FAZ's paid circulation fell slightly by 1.8 percent, but sales and advertising revenues increased. FAZ GmbH was able to increase its turnover by 5.5 percent to 309.4 million euros. At 14.5 million euros, the result for the 2005 financial year was 3.6 percent better than the previous year.