The gross business volume (GBV) is the value of subscriptions and other marketed products, whilst turnover (calculated on the basis of the status of press agent for subscription sales) only takes account of the amount of compensation paid by press publishers; for subscription sales, the turnover therefore relates to a gross margin, as the cost of sold magazines is deducted from the amount of sales collected, whereas, for other marketed products, it represents turnover in the usual sense of the word.
This gross business volume is stated exclusive of any discounts and cancellations. Consequently, it is the most stable and homogenous indicator as regards our business activity.
For the 2006 financial year, the gross business volume was EUR 241,164 k compared to EUR 227,423 k for the 2005 financial year.

It is broken down as follows:

By geographical area
In EUR k	2006	2005
France	206,710	195,153
International Service Subscriptions (Germany)	21,376	22,555
ADLPartner Suisse (Switzerland)	995	968
ADLPartner Hispania (Spain)	6,007	3,653
ADLPartner UK (United-Kingdom)	5,319	5,023
ADLPartner Italia (Italy)
ADLPartner Brésil (Brazil)	758	71
International	34,454	32,270
Total	241,164	227,423
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By product line
In EUR k	2006	2005
Open-ended subscriptions	149,463	132,486
Fixed-term subscriptions	57,118	58,732
Books-items-audio-video	29,901	31,009
Other lines	4,683	5,196
Total	241,164	227,423