Commercial Printing--Slowdown Slated for '99?

The economy stood at 51⁄2 percent growth in the first quarter of this year, and around that time Asia stepped in with a bucket of ice cold, recessional-temperature water. The growth dipped to 1.6 percent in the second quarter, according to Andrew Paparozzi, chief economist for the National Association of Printers and Lithographers (NAPL), and the performance of the economy indicated our industry wasn't insulated from the ripple effects caused by Asia's economic turmoil.