PIA Ratios Survey Shows Profits Up Slightly

PITTSBURGH—The printing industry as a whole reported profits of 1.8 percent in 2011, compared to 1.4 percent in 2010, according to the recently completed “2012–2013 Printing Industries of America Ratios Survey.” The sluggish economy and slowing print markets pulled down printers’ profitability in 2009 (-1.4 percent), but improving economic conditions helped the printing industry pick up steam and reverse the trends in 2010 (1.4 percent) and continued into 2011 (1.8 percent).