National Statistics

Discover

Graphic communications is the United States most geographically dispersed manufacturing industry and is a major force in the economy of every state.

Home

There are 36,508 printing establishments in the United States.
Printing is the second largest manufacturing industry in the United States with regard to number of establishments.
Over 965,000 people are employed in the United States printing industry.
Printing and related occupations employ the third largest number of people in manufacturing in the United States, the first being motor vehicle parts and the second being plastic product manufacturing.
(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2007)
Overall almost 80 percent of graphics companies employ less than 20 people. However, the industry also has many multinational corporations and publicly traded companies.
(Printing Industries of America, 2007)
Annual printing shipments in the United States exceed $165 billion.
Contrary to popular belief, 46% of all advertising dollars are spent on printed media, while less than 5% are spent on the Internet.
(Robert Coen's Insider's Report, 2007)