Q4 Paper Outlook — On-the-Cheap Sheets

For their part, paper manufacturers are closely watching the trend in printing industry growth from non-ink-on-paper activity, the economist says. NAPL's annual "State-of-the-Industry" survey asks how much of a company's revenues come from non-core prep, print and finishing activity, he points out. "The average was only 13.4 percent in 2002, up from just 9.1 percent in 1999. But that figure is projected to rise to 19.2 percent by 2004 and 27.1 percent by 2007."