Catalog and Publication Outlook : Moving Forward Cautiously

On the postal front, publication and catalog printers were relieved when the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) denied the U.S. Postal Service an exigent rate increase on Sept. 30. According to the Affordable Mail Alliance, the increase would have meant a massive rate hike above the rate of inflation. The USPS has since filed an appeal, at press time, challenging that decision in court.