Printing & Publishing

Companies in the industry primarily provide printing and reprographic services. Printing methods include offset lithographic, reprographic, digital, relief and screen-printing. Firms that are mainly engaged in screen-printing on clothing and apparel are also included in the industry.

The Printing industry has been hit hard over the past five years as consumers have increasingly received information through online platforms rather than printed materials. This trend has led to a sharp decline in demand for services that professional printers in the industry provide. Online media continues to encroach on the domain of newspaper, magazine, book and directory publishers. As digital technology has progressed, the printed word has proven slow to produce and costly to distribute. Consumers and businesses have therefore increasingly traded and conducted business online without using printed materials. As many of the industry’s downstream markets are also in the declining stages of their economic life cycles, printing companies have struggled to develop any new growth opportunities.

Source of Report – IBIS world (http://www.ibisworld.com.au)