Semper's Print Industry Survey Reveals Fourth Quarter Profitability: Semper International, the leading placement firm for skilled help in the graphic arts and printing industry, announces its print Industry Insight survey has seen an increase in reported profitability during the fourth quarter of 2012. “We're seeing the slowdown we see every January, but we have high hopes for a solid first quarter,” notes Dave Regan, CEO Semper International. “We're seeing a disconnect in responses this quarter. Profitability was up and there is an increase in plans to hire. On the other hand we're seeing a drop in companies expecting sales to increase. This round of quantitative easing plus the recent spike in the stock market fuel my optimism for this quarter.”
Since February 2003, Semper International has provided a quarterly survey offering estimates of trends in the printing and graphics industries. To prevent bias, survey questions—both qualitative and quantitative—are designed by Semper corporate partner Cvent. Survey participants include more than 300 small-, medium- and large-printing companies; both clients and prospects of Semper International. Participants provide data on revenue and hiring as well as estimated outlooks on future trends. Data is requested from a random sample and is not screened. To preserve confidentiality, individual company information is not part of the tabulation.
