Trading Update

Trinity Mirror PLC
6 July 2000
                                                                              
                              TRINITY MIRROR PLC
                                       
                        PRE CLOSE PERIOD TRADING UPDATE
                                       
                  26 week period 3rd January to 2nd July 2000
                                       
Trinity  Mirror is today issuing a trading update in respect of  the  26  week
period  to  2nd July 2000, being the first half of the financial  year  ending
31st  December  2000.  The group's interim results will be announced  on  14th
September.

During  the  first  six months of the current financial year  all  of  Trinity
Mirror's  operations  have  performed  well.   In  addition,  management   has
continued to make good progress in the integration of the merged businesses.

Circulation revenues from the three national titles, for the six months,  have
increased  by  2.4%  in comparison to the same period  in  1999.   In  a  very
competitive circulation market, both The Mirror and the Sunday Mirror improved
their   circulation  market  shares.   The  national  titles   also   achieved
advertising  revenue growth of 5.4% overall, with The Mirror  and  the  Sunday
Mirror  achieving  growth  of  6.9%  and 6.1%  respectively  and  both  titles
increasing  their  respective  market  shares.   In  the  face  of   sustained
competition for circulation, the Scottish national newspapers also grew  their
market  share  and  remain Scotland's leading daily and Sunday  newspapers  in
terms  of  sales  and  readership.  Advertising  revenues  increased  for  the
Scottish national newspapers by 4.8% overall.

The  regional  newspapers  have  traded  strongly  across  all  regions,  with
particularly  significant improvements in performance from  the  Midlands  and
Liverpool.  Advertising revenues for the regional newspapers have increased by
7.3%  for  the  six-month  period,  with an  8.0%  improvement  in  classified
advertising,  driven  by  an  increase of 21.4%  in  recruitment  advertising.
During the first six months of the year circulation revenues from the regional
newspapers  have remained stable.  As a result of entering into the  franchise
agreement with Associated Newspapers in May 2000, the group's Metro newspapers
will benefit from reduced costs and enhanced national advertising revenues.

The  group's  sports  newspapers have seen very strong growth  in  advertising
revenues during the six months to 2nd July 2000 and circulation revenue growth
of 5.8%.

The  group's new media strategy is progressing satisfactorily. At the  end  of
June,   the  group's  internet  service  provider,  ic24,  had  over   455,000
subscribers,  of  which 383,000 were active. Group sites, including  sporting-
life.com,  recorded over 53 million page impressions in June.  Trinity  Mirror
is  also continuing to develop, in conjunction with Cap Gemini Ernst &  Young,
its  technology  platform  that  will seamlessly  integrate  the  central  and
regional portals and enable enhanced functionality and profiling of users.

Given  a  continuation  of  the current economic  environment  a  satisfactory
outcome for the full year is anticipated.


Enquiries:  Philip Graf/Margaret Ewing       Rupert Younger/Julius Duncan
            Trinity Mirror                   Finsbury
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