Q4 Paper Outlook — On-the-Cheap Sheets

"The bigger problem is price pressure beyond anything I've ever seen. We have record numbers (of Printing Business Index panel members) telling us that their prices are declining, and record low numbers telling us prices are rising," the economist says. "The issue isn't just the printer across town any more, it's competition from the printer across the country. And it may even be competition from the provider of an electronic alternative to print."