NPES First-Half 2006 Data Shows Strong Growth for Equipment

The data is finally in: findings for the first half of 2006 are pointing to a strong upswing in sales of printing equipment. Shipments totaled $1.317 billion for the first half of 2006, a 28.8 percent increase over the same period in 2005. This follows a good 2005 in which equipment shipments were level with 2004, but up 23 percent over 2003, which was the low point year for equipment sales in well over a decade.