Commercial Printing Outlook: Don't Rely on the Economy

Andy Paparozzi, chief economist and vice president of the East Rutherford, NJ-based association, points out that sales are now 20.5 percent below pre-recession (2007) levels. As for the economy itself, Blue Chip Economic Indicators estimate that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will grow 2.1 percent in 2012, an improvement over 2011's 1.8 percent growth, but short of the 2.4 percent growth realized in 2010.