Printing
is Americas third largest manufacturing industry employing
more than 1 million people in 38,819 establishments, and selling
$174 billion of products in 2007. The industry is dominated by small-
and medium-sized businesses, most employing fewer than 20 employees.
Printing Industries of America
(PIA) is the premier source for information about the state of the
printing industry, providing printers, suppliers, consultants, and
others with in-depth information. One way of doing so is through
their annual Print Market Atlas. The numbers, compiled through
a statistical formula created by PIAs Economics Department
using four key data sources, represents the most comprehensive estimates
about the size of the nations printing industry.
New Englands Printing Industry
Twenty-five New England Metro areas made
the Top U.S. Metropolitan Print Market
Areas in the 2007 Print Market Atlas with Boston, MA,
making the Top 10 coming in eighth. Springfield, MA, and Hartford,
CT ranked #36
and #39 respectively.
Below is a side-by-side comparison of shipments
vs. number of establishments by state. For more information on individual
states, use the following links: Connecticut,
Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Vermont.
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