The Printing Industry report, published annually, contains timely and accurate industry statistics, forecasts and demographics. The report features 2010 current and 2011 forecast estimates on the size of the industry (sales, establishments, employment) nationally and for all 50 U.S. States and over 900 metro areas. New to the report this year are: financial ratios, number of firms and payroll estimates. The report also includes industry definition, 5-year historical trends on industry sales, establishments and employment, a breakdown of establishments, sales and employment by employee size of establishment (9 categories), and estimates on up to 10 sub-industries, including, lithographic, catalog printing, advertising printing, and business forms printing.
NAICS 32311: Printing Industry. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in printing on apparel and textile products, paper, metal, glass, plastics, and other materials, except fabric (grey goods). The printing processes employed include, but are not limited to, lithographic, gravure, screen, flexographic, digital, and letterpress. Establishments in this industry do not manufacture the stock that they print but may perform post-printing activities, such as bending, cutting, or laminating the materials they print, and mailing.
Related Industries
* Commercial Printing * Book Printing * Magazine Printing * Package Printing
U.S. Census Categories
NAICS 32311 - Printing is 93% comparable to
* SIC 2752 - Commercial Printing
Sub-Industries
* Commercial printing, lithographic * Calendar and card printing, lithographic * Offset and photolithographic printing * Calendars, lithographed * Offset printing * Cards, lithographed * Photo-offset printing * Playing cards, lithographed * Photolithographic printing * Post cards, picture: lithographed * Promotional printing, lithographic * Souvenir cards, lithographed * Advertising posters, lithographed * Atlas and map printing, lithographic * Catalogs, lithographed * Atlases, lithographed * Circulars, lithographed * Maps, lithographed * Coupons, lithographed * Poster and decal printing, lithographic * Business form and card printing, lithographic * Decals, lithographed * Billheads, lithographed * Posters, lithographed * Forms, business: lithographed * Transfers, decalcomania or dry: lithographed * Visiting cards, lithographed * Tag, ticket, and schedule printing: lithographic |