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Table of Contents :
Economic Forecast in a Nutshell
Introduction
How This Report Is Organized
For More Information
Section 1: Prevailing Q1 Business Conditions
Current Business Conditions
March 2010 Survey Results
December 2009 Survey Results
Expected Business Conditions
March Survey Results
December 2009 Survey Results
Business Conditions Index
Prevailing Economic Conditions
GDP
Proprietors Income
Corporate Cash Flow
Personal Income
Employment and Unemployment
Consumer Confidence
Consumer Price Index
Leading Indicators
Employment Cost Index
Small Business Optimism Index
Graphic Communications Industry Economic Trends
Graphic Designers
Graphic Arts Employment
Printing Industry Shipments and Profits
The Bottom Lines
Forecast
Section 2: Media Usage Continues to Change
Printers Services Changing
Services Declining
Services Remaining the Same
Services Increasing
Just Starting
Stopped Doing/Dont Do
Will Add in 2011
Services Changing by Shop Size
Creative Services
Services Increasing
Services Remaining the Same
Services Declining
Services Just Starting This Year
Services Not Done
Left to Their Own Devices
Section 3: Conclusions and Recommendations
The Economy
Dr. Joes Economic Indicators
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 Boards 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 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/dont 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 toPrint providers by employee size, December 2009
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 shipments2010-2016 ($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. Joes Key Recovery Indicators as of January 6, 2010
Table 14: Dark clouds and silver linings for the printing industry today
