COMMERCIAL PRINTING OUTLOOK — PRINTING WORK TO RUN SHORT

For 2007, the consensus is projecting the U.S. economy (GDP) to grow by 2.5 percent, Vincenzino says. “We still think there’s risk to the downside, so currently we are using 2.0 percent as the lower end of our 2007 outlook, for a range of 2.0-2.5 percent (adjusted for inflation),” he continues. “The downside risk is mainly due to weakening of the housing market and the resulting impact on consumer spending.”