Commercial Printing Outlook : New Year, Similar Outlook

PIA’s estimate calls for printing shipments to finish 2011 up about 3 percent on a nominal basis (not adjusted for inflation, which has been running in the 3.5+ percent rate for much of the year) and end the year at $148.9 billion, according to Davis. That is still well below the industry peak of $174.6 billion in annual shipments recorded in 2007, he notes.