According to Printing Industries of America’s (PIA) 208 survey panelists, printing industry sales increased by 2.3 percent year-to-date (YTD) 2012. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, YTD 2012 shipments on a nominal unadjusted basis declined 2.2 percent.
Ed Gleeson
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PIA/GATF (Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation) released the latest economics and market research reports—“Looking Forward: What’s Next for the Economy and Print Markets in 2008–2009” and “Expanding the Print Market Space: Printers’ Diversification into Ancillary Services” by Ronnie H. Davis, Ph.D. and Ed Gleeson—to help printers facing an uncertain economic future. As fears of a recession in the United States loom larger and larger, it is becoming increasingly important for print and graphic communications firms to know what to expect and how best to protect their bottom lines in the coming months. “The ‘Looking Forward’ report provides a comprehensive
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