US Commercial Printing Shipments End 2011 on Sour Note (Economics & Research Center):
U.S. commercial printing shipments for December were $6.96 billion. This was down -$207 million compared to December 2010, a decrease of -2.9%.
The fourth quarter was especially disappointing, down -$478 million (-2.2%) in current dollars and down -$1.17 billion in inflation-adjusted dollars (-5.2%). Our forecast for 2012 will be released soon, but models range from $81 billion to $73 billion, with most forecasts in the $79 to $80 billion range.
