6 SEPTEMBER 1986, Page 5

The Audit Bureau of Circulation figures for the first six

months of this year show that the Spectator sold an average of 29,949 copies per week, making an annual in- crease of 29 per cent. As far as we know, this marks the first time in our history when we have overtaken the New States- man. Its figure for the same period was 26,129.