Commercial Printing Outlook: Forecasting a U-turn

AS THIS issue was going to
 press, a revision to the third
 quarter GDP estimate was released that lowered the quarter's growth rate from 3.5 percent to 2.8 percent. The higher number figured prominently into the forecasts offered by both of the printing industry association economists interviewed for this story. It was seen as cause for optimism because expectations had been for a growth rate below 3 percent.