STATE OF THE INDUSTRY - Far from Dead

Sunrise on the Industry
Commercial printing is growing. Shipments grew 16.59 percent between 1996 and 1999, while employment grew 17.84 percent during the same period. The PIA's annual market survey reports that first quarter 2000 sales growth was 7.3 percent, up from 1999's 6.6 percent. Other sources project commercial printing's growth from 1999 to 2000 to be 5 percent, and 5.2 percent to 5.7 percent.