| dc.description.abstract | By the late 20th century, books, magazines, newspapers and the
occasional special print order made by individual consumers
constituted only a fraction of the output of the U.S. printing
industry. Whenever we read the label on a can of soup, review a
bill, sign a check, or send a package via FedEx or UPS, we are
handling a product of the printing industry. Therefore, tracking
the growth of the industry is a tricky proposition. A research
publication of the RIT Printing Industry Center, entitled Printing
as an Industry, Commodity, and Activity: An Economic
Analysis of Growth and Inter-Industry Transactions, by
Maryellen R. Kelley and Nicolas Rockler, describes printing
activity in the U.S., and defines the industry, the major printing
commodities, types of customers, and the relationship between
printing and the activities of other industries. | en_US |
