WhatTheyThink Report Provides U.S. Commercial Printing Profits from 1995 to Q1-2008

June 23, 2008 - Lexington, KY - WhatTheyThink, the leading online media organization serving the printing and publishing industry, today announced the availability of their most current report titled “U.S. Commercial Printing Profits, 1995 to Q1-2008.” Authored by Dr. Joe Webb, director of WhatTheyThink's Economics and Research Center, the report is available for immediate purchase at:

http://www.wttstore.com/prpr.html

“Annualized industry profits for the four quarter period Q1-2008 were down -36%,” said Dr. Webb, director of WhatTheyThink's Economics and Research Center. “Print demand has been declining, but printers have been faced with rising costs in paper, energy, and other areas, and have not been able to fully pass these on to clients. This is the kind of environment where change in technologies, entrepreneurial ideas, and new ways of doing business can disrupt the traditional ways of conducting business.”

The Printing Profits Report contains both current and inflation-adjusted analysis of commercial printing and print services shipments and profits from 1995 to 2008. The bonus audio file includes Dr. Webb's frank analysis, opinions, and strategic outlook. Containing Adobe PDF, Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint files, the cost of the report is $50.00 and features the audio commentary in MP3 format. Those purchasing the report can easily repurpose the charts and data for internal, client presentations, and reports.

Dr. Webb continued, “The industry needs to build earnings levels for a significant restructuring, investment in new technologies, and improved workflows. Economic and market forces for consolidation and downsizing get more intense with each passing quarter. Cost pressures are mounting while prices for print have downward pressure from new media alternatives and the media allocation shifts of traditional printing clients. It looks like a shakeout could be brewing.”

The report contains significant and proprietary analysis and by Dr. Webb and WhatTheyThink's Economics and Research Center. It is a top-level analysis of the U.S. commercial printing and trade services markets such as commercial offset, digital, and other printing processes, as well as prepress and postpress contained in the standard business classification NAICS 323.

http://www.wttstore.com/prpr.html

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