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May Quarterly Business Conditions Report

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May 18, 2010
65 Pages - SKU: WTTK2692333

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The May Quarterly Business Conditions Report also looks at other trends affecting the industry, provides a handful of suggested “action items” that proactive printing companies and individuals can take to help combat tough economic times, and offers a feature called “Dark Clouds and Silver Linings,” a list of both immediate threats to the industry as well as opportunities for industry businesspeople.

Economic Forecast in a Nutshell
Introduction: How This Report Is Organized; For More Information
Section 1: Prevailing Q1 Business Conditions: Current Business Conditions; Expected Business Conditions; Business Conditions Index; Prevailing Economic Conditions; Graphic Communications Industry Economic Trends; The Bottom Lines; Forecast
Section 2: Media Usage Continues to Change: Printers’ Services Changing; Creative Services; Left to Their Own Devices
Section 3: Conclusions and Recommendations: The Economy; Media Trends; Dark Clouds and Silver Linings; Looking Forward
Appendix: For Further Reading
About the Analysts
Table of Figures: Figure 1: In terms of your revenues at this location, how has the rate of business for first three months of 2010 compared to 2009? —All print providers, March 2010; Figure 2: In terms of your revenues at this location, how has 2009 compared to 2008? —All print providers, December 2009; Figure 3: Do you expect 2010 revenues compared to 2009 to providers, March 2010; Figure 4: Do you expect 2010 revenues compared to 2009 to...—All print providers, December 2009; Figure 5: Business Conditions Index (BCI) for all printing establishments, March 2008-April 2010; Figure 6: Y/Y % change in real GDP, Q1 2000-Q1 2010; Figure 7: Gross Domestic Product, Q1 2000-Q1 2010 (billions of current dollars); Figure 8: Proprietors’ income, Q1 2000-Q1 2010, (billions of current dollars); Figure 9: Net corporate cash flow, Q1 2000-Q4 2009, (billions of current dollars); Figure 10: Personal income, Q1 2000-Q1 2010, (billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted at annual rates); Figure 11: “Official” unemployment rate vs. broadest definition of unemployment, Dec. 2007-Apr. 2010; Figure 12: Consumer Confidence Index (1985=100), January 2005-April 2010; Figure 13: Consumer Price Index (1982-1984=100), January 2005-March 2010; Figure 14: The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicators Index (2004=100), January 2008-March 2010; Figure 15: Employment Cost Index (December 2005=100), Q1 2006-Q1 2010; Figure 16: Small Business Optimism Index (1986=100); Figure 17: AIGA Design Leaders Confidence Index (April 2005=100), 2005-2010; Figure 18: Current-dollar U.S. printing and print services shipments (M3 series for NAICS 323, in $ million); Figure 19: Inflation-adjusted U.S. printing and print services shipments (M3 series for NAICS 323, in $ million) with April-December 2010 forecast; Figure 20: U.S. commercial printing shipments (inflation-adjusted), January-March 2010 ($ million); Figure 21: U.S. commercial printing shipments —January to March 2006 to 2010 ($ billion); Figure 22: Services or production projects declining by -11% or more —All print providers, March 2010; Figure 23: Services or production projects remaining the same or changing +/-10 —All print providers, March 2010; Figure 24: Services or production projects increasing +11 or more —All print providers, March 2010; Figure 25: Services or production projects just starting in 2010 —All print providers, March 2010; Figure 26: Services or production projects stopped doing/don’t do —All print providers, March 2010; Figure 27: Services or production projects will add in 2011 or later —All print providers, March 2010; Figure 28: Services or production projects increased +11 or more —All creative businesses, March 2010; Figure 29: Services or production projects staying about the same/changing +/-10 —All creative businesses, March 2010; Figure 30: Services or production projects declining -11% or more —All creative businesses, March 2010; Figure 31: Services or production projects will start doing in 2010 or 2011 — All creative businesses, March 2010; Figure 32: Services or production projects not done/will not do —All creative businesses, March 2010; Figure 33: Which of the following devices do you own for your personal or business use? (multiple responses permitted) —All print providers, March 2010; Figure 34: Ad Spending by Medium, 2009 vs. 2008
Table of Tables: Table 1: In terms of your revenues at this location, how has the rate of business for first three months of 2010 compared to 2009? —Print providers by employee size, March 2010; Table 2: In terms of your revenues at this location, how has 2009 compared to 2008? —Print providers by employee size, December 2009; Table 3: Do you expect 2010 revenues compared to 2009 to providers by employee size, March 2010; Table 4: Do you expect 2010 revenues compared to 2009 to—Print providers by employee size, December 2009; Table 5: Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted), 1995-2010; Table 6: Y/Y graphic arts employment (1,000s of workers), February/March 2009 vs. February/March 2009; Table 7: ERC forecast of printing industry shipments—2010-2016 ($2009); Table 8: For each item below, please indicate which of your services or production projects are growing or declining based on your billings over the past 12 months —Print providers by size; Table 13: Dr. Joe’s Key Recovery Indicators as of January 6, 2010; Table 14: Dark clouds and silver linings for the printing industry today

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