COMMERCIAL PRINTING Outlook -- Shadows Cast on 2006

Bottom line for the printing industry: revenues grow 2.5 percent to total $169.2 billion in 2006, up from $165.1 billion in 2005.

* The "bad" sees the economy slow down—but still grow, albeit at a lower rate—as the energy shock and hurricane-related disruptions take a toll. The economic growth rate is cut in half to around 2 percent in 2006, with inflation rising more than 3 percent and unemployment edging up toward 5.5 percent.