In total, 2009 print markets declined by 2,943 plants, $25.9 billion and over 67,000 employees. After adjusting for declines in printing prices real or inflation adjusted printing shipments decreased by about 9.1 percent. Even after the declines print's economic footprint is still substantial compared to other US industries and remains a major American industry.

Almost all print consumed in America is produced in America. Today’s printing firms produce a vast mix of printed product using a variety of printing processes. They also provide various technical, marketing, distribution and other logistical services such as mailing, inventory and fulfillment management, creative design, database management and other services. In total print comprises approximately 1.2 .percent of total annual economic output. There are more printing plants in the US that there are McDonald’s outlets in the world. There are about the same number of US printing plants as there are US supermarkets.

Economic Footprint (end of 2009)

Approximately three fourths of printers’ revenues are generated from conventional ink-on-paper printing processes, primarily lithographic printing. Increasingly, revenues are from digital toner based and inkjet printing (12 percent) and ancillary services (12 percent).