November U.S. Commercial Printing Shipments Up +4.2%

November 2010 commercial printing shipments were $7.48 billion, up $303 million (+4.2%) compared to 2009. Adjusting for inflation, shipments were up +4.2%. “This was a very encouraging month, and continues the consecutive gain in current dollar shipments for eight months,” explained Dr. Joe Webb, director of WhatTheyThink's Economics and Research Center. “It is still an easy comparison because 2009 was a difficult year, down more than 12% compared to 2008. The severe 2008 downturn pushed weak printers out of the industry, and the healthier survivors have been doing much better. Other indicators show that the industry has stronger individual establishments even though overall shipments have not rebounded in line with the economy or past print shipment levels.”

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