2007 Graphic Arts Market Demographic Profiles - Printing Mini Report

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The U.S. Commercial Printing Markets

Market Demographics

Industry Pro.le

Key Industry Trends

Some Key Trends in Detail

INTRODUCTION

How to Use This Report

Printers, Designers, Publishers—and Their Clients

Investors

Vendors

Researchers and Analysts

For More Information

SECTION 1: THE U.S. COMMERCIAL PRINTING MARKETS

Market Demographics

Census Bureau

Industry Measure Market Demographics

Establishments

Value of Shipments

New Capital Expenditures

New Computer Investments

New Software Investments

Production Workstation Counts

Production Server Counts

Press Characteristics

Individual Printing Markets

Sizes of Print Businesses

Industry Profile

Business Conditions

Business Challenges

Sales Opportunities

Planned Investments

Key Industry Trends

General Printing Industry Trends

Some Key Trends in Detail

Outlook for the Printing Industry

Sheetfed Offset Shops

Quick Print Shops

Nonheatset Web Printers

Heatset Web Printers

Prepress Firms

APPENDIX A: INDUSTRY MEASURE METHODOLOGY

The Industry Measure Today

Historic Background

Survey Design

Survey Sampling, Incentives, and Response Rates

Sampling Strategy

Non-Response Bias

Other Background Research

Who’s Who at The Industry Measure

The Industry Measure Report Editorial and Production Sta.

APPENDIX B: INDUSTRY MEASURE ESTIMATION PROCEDURE

Number of Establishments

The Industry Measure Market Estimates

The Industry Measure Installed Base Estimates

Table of Figures

Figure 1: Commercial, Quick Printers by Employee Size, 2002 vs. 2004 vs. 2006*

Figure 2: All Commercial and Quick Printing Establishments, 1971-2006

Figure 3: The Industry Measure Business Conditions Index, Print and Prepress Firms, 1995-2006

Figure 4: U.S. Printing and Prepress Establishments, 2006-2007

Figure 5: Value of U.S. Print and Prepress Shipments, 2006-2007 ($1,000)

Figure 6: New Capital Expenditures, 2006-2007 ($1,000)

Figure 7: Amount to be Invested in New Computers, All Print and Prepress Businesses, 2006-2007 ($1,000)

Figure 8: Amount to be Invested in New Software, All Print and Prepress Businesses, 2006-2007 ($1,000)

Figure 9: Estimated U.S. Production Macintosh Workstations in Print and Prepress Businesses, 2006-2007

Figure 10: Estimated U.S. Production PC Workstations in Print and Prepress Businesses, 2006-2007

Figure 11: Estimated U.S. Production UNIX or Other (SGI, Sun, Other) Workstations in Print and Prepress Businesses, 2006-2007

Figure 12: Estimated U.S. Macintosh Production Servers in Print and Prepress Businesses, 2006-2007

Figure 13: Estimated U.S. PC Production Servers in Print and Prepress Businesses, 2006-2007

Figure 14: Estimated U.S. UNIX or Other (SGI, Sun, Other) Production Servers in Print and Prepress Businesses, 2006-2007 37

Figure 15: Commercial, Quick Printers by Employee Size, 2002 vs. 2004 vs. 2006*

Figure 16: All Commercial and Quick Printing Establishments, 1971-2006

Figure 17: Number of Establishments, Book and Magazine Printers, Historically

Figure 18: Number of Book and Magazine Printers, by Employee Size, 2005

Figure 19: Plants With Sheetfed Offset Presses, Historically

Figure 20: Plants With Presses No Larger Than Offset Duplicators, Historically

Figure 21: The Industry Measure Business ConditionsIndex, Print and Prepress Firms, 1995-2006

Figure 22: Business Conditions For Our Firm in the Past 12 Months Have Been

Figure 23: We Expect Business Conditions in the Next 12 Months to Be…, All Print and Prepress Firms, Fall 2006

Figure 24: Top Business Challenges, All Print and Prepress Firms, Fall 2006

Figure 25: Top Sales Opportunities, All Print and Prepress Firms, Fall 2006

Figure 26: Top Planned Investments, All Print and Prepress Firms, Fall 2006

Table of Tables

Table 1: The Printing Industry by NAICS and Establishments, 2002

Table 2: Direct Mail Advertising Printers (NAICS 54186), Establishments and Receipts, 2002

Table 3: Printing Industry Establishments, Shipments, and Capital Expenditures, 2006-2007

Table 4: Estimated Spending on New Computers/Software, All Print and Prepress Businesses, 2006-2007

Table 5: Estimated Production Workstations and Servers in Print and Prepress Businesses, 2006-2007

Table 6: Top 10 Business Challenges, Sales Opportunities, and Planned Investments, All Print and Prepress Establishments, Fall 2006

Table 7: Industries Included in Printing by NAICS Code, 2002

Table 8: The Printing Industry by NAICS and Establishments, 2002

Table 9: Direct Mail Advertising Printers (NAICS 54186), Establishments and Receipts, 2002

Table 10: Commercial and Quick Printing Establishments by Employee Size, 1971-2006

Table 11: Other Commercial Printers

Table 12: Business Conditions For Our Firm in the Past 12 Months Have Been

Table 13: We Expect Business Conditions in the Next 12 Months to Be…, Print and Prepress Firms by Market, Fall 2006

Table 14: Top Business Challenges, Print and Prepress Firms by Market, Fall 2006

Table 15: Top Sales Opportunities, Print and Prepress Firms by Market, Fall 2006

Table 16: Top Planned Investments, Print and Prepress Firms by Market, Fall 2006