Industry Profile & Economics

Industry Statistics

Printing Industry Segments:
The Printing Industries of America’s Economic and Market Research model was developed using the following definition of the printing industry.  

The industry includes:

  • Commercial Printing (General Commercial, Quick, Magazine, Newspaper, Book, Financial/Legal, Screen, and Thermography)
  • Form, Label, & Tag Printing (Business Forms, Label/Wrapper, and Tag/Ticket/Tape Printing)
  • Greeting Card Printing
  • Specialty Printing
  • Packaging Printing
  • Trade Services (Prepress Services, Trade Binding, and Other Finishing Services.) 

Industry Overview 2008: 

Shipments: $166.6 Billion
Employment:  976,361
Establishments: 36,508

Industry Composition: Shipments by Sector ($Billions):

Commercial Printing:  $115.95
Form, Label, & Tag: 10.15
Greeting Card Printing: 0.58
Specialty Printing: 6.71
Packaging Printing: 25.03
Trade Services: 8.22

Published on Thursday, March 19, 2009 (updated 05/31/2009)