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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)












