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There are two components of “global printing” in the United States. First, there are direct exports and direct imports of printed products. These products are either produced by foreign printers and imported into the United States(printed imports). Or produced by U.S. department of commerce and we will refer to them as “direct exports and imports.” A second category of “global print” is more difficult to track. This category of “indirect imports and exports” includes the value of print production included in other exports and imports. For example, this may include packaging an downers manuals of those products that are imported or exported. The U.S. department of commerce data does not distinguish the value of this type of printing in its data. According to U.S. Department of commerce data, both direct printing imports and exports have been growing since 2000. Total exports of printed materials increased from &4.508 billion in 2000 to &5.169billion in 200...

IMPACT OF ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION ON PRINTING INDUSTRY A key trend, if not the defining trend, in the 21st century economy is globalization-the growing integration of previously autonomous national economies. Almost no area of the world, industry, or business if any size is immune from the forces of globalization. The printing industry is just beginning to undergo rapid changes from globalization forces. Over the past few years the share of print production moving between countries has increased much more rapidly than purely domestic production and consumption. Many printing firms have become global in the sense that they have production facilities in multiple countries. Printers’ customers, increasingly, are looking for at global sourcing for their printing. The purpose of this report is to define, measure, and take stock of current global trends impacting the printing industry and to examine where these trends may take it in the future. Also, we look at the s...