Semper Survey Finds Increased Pessimism, Negative Industry Outlook

Since February 2003, Semper International has provided a quarterly survey offering estimates of trends in the printing and graphics industries. Survey participants include more than 300 small, medium and large printing companies—both clients and prospects of Semper International.

“Responses show concern for the rest of the third quarter. We expected to see the sales start to increase for this time period. Several respondents cited the debt ceiling debate as a threat to sales,” noted Dave Regan, CEO Semper International. “While outlooks remain negative, the slow down in revenue and profits appears to be comparable to the second quarter lag we typically saw before the recession.”