Printing and related support activities
Industry profile, February 2020
Sections: Description | Pricing | Costs | Demand | Appendix
This page is an industry profile for the Printing and related support activities industry. It provides a general economic overview of recent developments in the industry. This includes information on industry pricing, costs, and demand. Below you will find a description of what type of business establishments are included in this industry. For information on how to best utilize this industry profile please visit our Business Solutions.
Industry Description
Industries in the Printing and Related Support Activities subsector print products, such as newspapers, books, labels, business cards, stationery, business forms, and other materials, and perform support activities, such as data imaging, platemaking services, and bookbinding. The support activities included here are an integral part of the printing industry, and a product (a printing plate, a bound book, or a computer disk or file) that is an integral part of the printing industry is almost always provided by these operations.
This industry description was sourced from the North American Industry Classification System.
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- As of January 2020, prices in this industry had increased 0.2 percent since the previous quarter.
- From January 2019 to January 2020 prices in this industry increased 3 percent.
- Prices increased 6.4 percent in the five year period starting in January 2015 and ending in January 2020.
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- As of January 2020, costs in this industry had 0 percent since the previous quarter.
- From January 2019 to January 2020 costs in this industry increased 0.4 percent.
- Costs increased 6 percent in the five year period starting in January 2015 and ending in January 2020.
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- The largest cost for this industry is purchases made to the Manufacturing sector. This sector accounts for 38.9% of the industry's overall costs.
- From January 2019 to January 2020, the largest change in costs for this industry were costs associated with purchases to the Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services sector. Costs associated with this sector increased 4.5%.
| Sector Name | Percentage of Costs | Annual Percent Change 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 38.9% | -1.7% |
| Labor | 38.5% | +1.8% |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4.5% | +0.5% |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 4.5% | +4.5% |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 3.6% | +3.1% |
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- As of July 2019, demand for this industry had increased 1.4 percent since the previous quarter.
- From July 2018 to January 2020 costs in this industry increased 5 percent.
- Costs increased 8.8 percent in the five year period starting in July 2014 and ending in July 2019.
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- The sector that contributes the most to this industry's demand is the Public Administration sector. This sector accounts for 15.7% of the industry's overall demand.
- From January 2019 to January 2020, the largest change in demand for this industry was from the Information sector, where demand increased 9.1%.
| Sector Name | Percentage of Demand | Annual Percent Change 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | 15.7% | +2.5% |
| Information | 14.3% | +9.1% |
| Wholesale Trade | 12.5% | -0.2% |
| Personal consumption | 11.8% | +6.4% |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 9% | +4.8% |
- Pricing measured from January 2020.
- The BLS PPI used for this industry is PCU323---323---.
- Costs measured from January 2020
- Demand measured from July 2019
