2012: New Year, Similar Outlook
After minimal economic growth in 2011, economists at print industry associations look for continued slow recovery from the recession for printers in the year ahead.
"We expect print sales to grow between 1 percent and 3 percent in 2012, as recovery from the Great Recession continues," he says.
No Quick Fix to Problems
Paparozzi says people need to have realistic expectations. Since it took years to create the excesses that caused the Great Recession, it will take years to correct them. With both political parties already in election mode and embracing the risky strategy of getting reelected by blaming the other party, he doesn't expect to see help coming out of Washington unless the stock market collapses.
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