Semper Survey Finds Uptick in Printing Sales, but Negative Outlook Continues

“Margin pressure is severe throughout the industry. Traditional ink to substrate printing is becoming a bigger profit center for companies, but downward pressure on pricing throughout the industry is preventing those increases needed to curb pessimism and stagnation,” added Regan

Since February 2003, Semper International has provided a quarterly survey offering estimates of trends in the printing and graphics industries. To prevent bias, survey questions—both qualitative and quantitative—are designed by Semper corporate partner Cvent. Survey participants include more than 300 small, medium and large printing companies—both clients and prospects of Semper International.