According to Printing Industries of America's print market tracking model, the "Great Recession" shrunk print's economic footprint by historic proportions last year. But, even after all of the declines, print's economic footprint is still substantial compared to other U.S. industries and remains a major American industry. Economic Footprint (end of 2009)
Total Shipments Printing Plants Total Employment
$140.7 billion 33,563 909,200
If you find such information valuable, you will be happy to hear Printing Industries of America members can access the 2010 Print Market Atlas online for free.* Biannually, we create this reference book indicating the size and scope of the industry in the past year. Within the Atlas, we break down printers' shipments ($M), employment, and establishments by geographic area, company size, market segment, and printing process.
In the Archives folder of the website, you can also access previous Print Market Atlases going back to 2001. We will update this page with additional trend analysis of the data throughout the year, so you are welcome to visit this site at any time. If you have any questions, please contact Ed Gleeson at or 412-259-1756.
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