February US Commercial Printing Shipments Disappoint, but January Shipments Revised Higher (Dr. Joe):
The US Department of Commerce reported that shipments of commercial printers for February 2013 were $5.994 billion, down -$169 million compared to 2012. This was the first time that shipments were below $6 billion since January 1992. On an inflation-adjusted basis, those 1992 shipments would be $9.9 billion today. January 2013 shipments, however, were revised up by +$121 million, and were +$269 million compared to January 2012.
