PIA Report: Printing Industry Profits Increase Again: The printing industry sees its second increase in profits in the last three years.
The average printer’s before-tax profit on sales was 1.8% over this past year. This was an increase compared to 1.4% in the 2011 survey (2010 fiscal year-end numbers) and -1.4% in 2009. This is the second increase in profits in the last three years. Printing Industries of America (PIA) notes that at this rate, the industry earned approximately $1.5 billion in total profits in 2011, which is above the $1.2 billion profit from the prior year.ndustry sees its second increase in profits in the last three years.
