July Commercial Print Ships Fall
July 2013 printing shipments were $6.09 billion, down -$156 million compared
to 2012 (-2.5%). On an inflation-adjusted basis, shipments were down -$278
million (-4.4%). June shipments were revised significantly downward, -$349
million, as has been the pattern of Commerce Department revisions for the past
few years. June shipments are now reported as $5.98 billion, the lowest monthly
level since January 1993 (in current dollars), when the current data series
began. June is the first month below $6 billion in current dollars since that
time.