This One's for Ladies Only --DeWese

So, because printing is a fragmented industry, there is very poor statistical information about the performance of the industry.

Fragmented industries also have low barriers to entry. This means that any printing salesman or pressman who gets fed up with his employer—able to scrape up a few bucks and get financing for a press—can start a printing company. Small companies in fragmented industries are also usually at the mercy of their customers and their suppliers.