Job advertisements increased in May
According to the latest WEMF advertising statistics, commercial ads saw a 9.6 percent decline. Revenue from job ads, on the other hand, increased by 17.9 percent.
The total volume of advertising sold in the daily and regional weekly press fell by 5.2% percent in May compared to the same month last year. This is according to the latest advertising statistics from Wemf. Commercial advertisements recorded a drop of 9.6 percent. Income from job advertisements, on the other hand, increased by 17.9 percent. The Sunday press recorded an overall increase of 4.4 percent. The volume of the financial and business press rose by 3.8 percent compared to May 2006. The general press gained 4.5 percent in franc terms compared to the previous year. The figures for the specialty and trade press refer to page volumes. The specialty press lost 11.6 percent in terms of page volume in May, while the advertising volume of the trade press fell by 3.4 percent.
