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BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
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Docket No. R97-1
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ANSWERS OF AMERICAN BUSINESS PRESS TO INTERROGATORIES
OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO WITNESS CRAIN
(USPS-Tl-3 (partial), 35-36)
(February 4,1998)
The American BusinessPresshereby submits responsesby its witness Keith Gain to
interrogatories USPS/ABP-Tl-3 (partial), 35-36. Objections have beenfiled to USPS/ABP-TI1-34.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMPSON COBURN
700 14" Street,N.W., Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20005
Attorney for American Business
Press
CERTIFICATE
OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have this date served the foregoing documents in accordance
with Section 12 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice.
Dated: February 4, 1998
764019
ANSWERSOF AMERICAN BUSINESSPRESSWITNESS GRAIN TO USPYABP-Tl-3
(PARTIAL), 35-36
USPS/ABP-Tl-3
For each fiscal year (or calendar year if fiscal year is unavailable) from 19S6 to present, please
provide the total volumes mailed at second-classregular or periodical rates for each publication
listed in responseto interrogatory number 1.
Answer
Notwithstanding ABP’s objections to questions l-34, we have compiled a.list of our
publications in June 1986 and June 1997 showing frequency and circulation. It is attached.
Average Circulation
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Advenising Age
American Laundry Digesl'
Automolive News
Business lnsumnc~
Business tvlarlcetillg
Grain's Chicago Business
Grain's Cleveland Business
Cmin's Detroit Buslners
Grain's HIV York Business
Creslivily
Elecimnio Media
Franchise limes
lnvestmenl News"
PensIons 8 lnvesknenls
Plastics News
Radio Communicallans Report'
Rubber & Plastics News
Tire Business""
Waste News
Total T&told Size
Y. Of T&l
1830
1936
1925
ID67
1916
1878
1890
1983
1966
1993
lB82
1985
1897
7973
1969
American Clear Car
American Coin.Op
Amelican Drycleaner
AutoWeek
Delroil Monlhly
Mcden Physician"'"
Modern Heallhcare
TOhI htagadne size
% of TOtA
1972
1059
193-l
1956
Grand Total
1982
1971
1903
1985
lb37
1874
88.837
12.015
65,636
i3,552
34,142
represents
51
25.198
31,178
72.773
n/a
24,407
nla
n/a
31,513
n/a
da
8,120
14,929
n/a
471,511
12
52
52
12
52
52
52
32
n/a
52
rh
da
27
da
da
27
25
nla
518
17,505
18.267
24,862
161,709
40.292
"h
f&o70
330,713
6
12
12
52
12
nla
26
120
46.098
the six month average of ABCIBPA qualified circulation.
4.535.767
144,180
3.413.176
705.224
409,704
2.500.626
1.310.348
1.621,256
3.784.196
n/a
1.269.164
l-da
da
850.851
da
n/a
246,403
373,225
"la
21,164,2?2
65%
76,088
14,833
78,613
51.754
28,751
50.165
23.073
34.723
65,792
22,666
26.291
97.39s
60.719
48.044
60,082
31,418
13.606
20.748
40.999
847,476
51
12
52
52
10
52
32
52
52
12
52
10
52
26
52
52
26
26
52
745
105,030
219.204
12,463
17.923
21,772
281,783
n/a
34.517
79,313
437,771
6
12
12
32
n/a
12
52
146
74,770
215.076
261,264
15.172.716
n/a
4 14.204
4.124,276
20,262,374
37%
1,306,l46
891
65,260,28(
298,344
8.406.668
483.504
Illa
i,77o,oza
41,164,978
35%
802,224
32,449,200
'American Laundry DinesI ceased publication in September 1996. American Laundry New began October 1986.
Ulnve?rlmenl Nmvs began publicalian September. 1997. auda Is from September 1907 until December 15. ,997.
'Yxain did notcwm RCR until 1992.
""lnltial audit was for the SIXmontha ended 1213Vffi.
'-Modem
Physlcian first issue use May. 1897. .
3,saqan6
179.196
4.067.876
2.691.206
287,510
2,608.580
1.199300
~,ao6.696
3.421.1tx
274,392
1.367.132
873.wo
3.126188
1.249,144
3,124,264
7,6X3,736
405,756
538,474
2.131,848
34987,970
63%
63%
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80%
70%
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ANSWERSOF AMERICAN BUSINESSPRESSWITNESS CRAIN TO USPVABP-TI-3
(PARTIAL), 35-36
USPYABP-Tl-35
Pleaserefer to your testimony on page6, lines 10-l 1. Pleaseprovide any quantitative support
for your claim that “most publications experiencedrate increasesjust last year, as a result of
‘classification reform.” [emphasis added).
Answer
I have no precise quantitative support. However, because,as I understand it, most
publications sort most of their copies to basic, 3-digit or 5-digit levels,it follows that most
publications experiencedrate increases.
ANSWERSOF AMERICAN BUSINESSPRESSWITNESS GRAIN TO USPS/ABP-TI-3
(PARTIAL], 35-36
USPYABP-TI -36
Pleaserefer to your testimony at page 5, lines 13-17. For each of the last 10 years,what
proportion of Crain Communications’ circulation [for all its publications) is representedby
tabloid-sizedperiodicals]? If figures are not available, do you believe that this proportion has
increasedor decreasedduring the last 10 years?
Answer
We do not have this information readily available. I believe, however, that the proportion of
tabloid pieceshas increasedsomewhat in the past ten years.
DECLARATION
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I, Keith Grain, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing answers are
true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.
Keith Crain
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