COMMERCIAL PRINTING -- Running Lean and Mean

"Our forecast calls for overall shipment growth of around 3 percent above 2003 levels for approximately $165 billion in total shipments," the economist reports. Davis says shipments should rise around 2.4 percent (year to year) in the first quarter, then gradually increase each quarter by about 0.2 percent to close out the year up around 3 percent in the fourth quarter.