Industry Indicators

• US corporate profits, an indicator for corporate demand for printing services, rose 10.3% in the third quarter of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.
• US nondurable goods manufacturers’ shipments of printed goods, an indicator of demand for commercial printing, rose 1.3% year-to-date in October 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.
• The spot price of crude oil, a key cost factor in commercial printing operations, fell 19.7% in the week ending January 11, 2019, compared to the same week in 2018.

Posted by Jeff Wright.

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