NPES Industry Summit Portrays a Healthy Industry with Global Growth Prospects

NPES Consulting Economist Michael Evans predicted there will be a slowdown in the national economy in 2007, but no recession. He said the media coverage of the recent reverses in mortgage lending was overstated and these developments did not represent a major threat to the total economy.

A highlight of the PRIMIR meeting was the preliminary presentation of the findings of the group’s latest study, “The World Wide Market for Print,” which forecast the national and regional markets likely to show the strongest growth in the near future. The presentation included a description of the top 10 future growth markets worldwide. The study is expected to be completed and the final report distributed to PRIMIR members this spring.