HOT MARKETS AT MID-YEAR — ECONOMIC DEFICIT DISORDER

Clothing, footwear, intimate apparel and hosiery (+3 percent) aren’t wearing well for lack of investment value. Printed color catalogs, spectaculars and ROP will be a la mode on heatset web and sheetfed presses during the next few months, along with theme retail signage for digital and screen shops, sizing up to $5B.