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Auto Slump Hits Consumer Magazines

As automotive sales slump, the media is beginning to feel the pinch, reports MediaLife. With Detroit's big three carmakers struggling against profit squeezes, rising costs and further incursions by foreign competitors, they are cutting back on spending--especially in consumer magazines. For the month of July alone, automotive advertising--the sector's largest category--was down 11.4% for a year-to-date slump of more than 16%. And that hurts, MediaLife says, "in what should have been a strong year for consumer magazines."

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