Paper Outlook — Cutting the Bottom Line

Business trends in the North American printing industry, of course, still matter, but paper pricing in this region is now dependent on a large sphere of market drivers.

The outlook for printing volumes is turning more guarded, according to the latest “Printing Business Index” (PBI) report from the National Association for Printing Leadership in Paramus, NJ. This broad measure of print activity in the United States fell to 52.8 in June, its lowest level in three years. That compares to a PBI of 55.6 in May and 59.9 in March of this year.