Printing and Related Support Activities Subsector in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade

Printing and Related Support Activities Subsector in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade
Supplier Relations US, LLC
August 15, 2008
164 Pages
Pub ID: SUPR1866350
Price: $599.00

The Printing and Related Support Activities subsector report provides in-depth analysis of the subsector's key financial data, cost and pricing, competitive landscape, subsector structure, and trends and opportunities.

Find in this new report complete 2007 data and outlook into year 2012 for the subsector represented by the 3-digit NAICS code 323. This 161-page report also includes the most recent information on the global market and overseas growth opportunities. This detailed information resource contains at least 5 years of independently researched subsector statistics cross-referenced with the relevant U.S. and international economic indicators. All data have been verified to ensure the highest quality.

In this report, you will find subsector data on the following major categories:

Executive Summary

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Quick Subsector Statistics: 2-page overview for the CEO on the run
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Supply & Demand with Capacity Utilization
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2008 Foreign Trade, Shipments and Inventories Data
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2012 Outlook domestic and international

Subsector Income Statement

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All relevant financial data including: Revenue, Cost of Materials, Labor Costs, Gross Profit, SG&A, Net Income, etc.
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4-year Financials Comparison and Trends

Subsector Balance Sheet

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Traditional key elements of Assets, Liabilities, and Equity
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Inventory fabrication stages
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Calculated balance sheet ratios

Capital Expenditure

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Plant additions and expansions
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Computer and IT investments
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Machinery and Equipment for production and material handling

Subsector Cost Analysis

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Upstream Industries and the cost allocations towards producer, wholesale, retail, and freight
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Materials and their percentage share of total material costs

Subsector Pricing Analysis

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Producer Pricing Indices at subsector, wholesale, and retail levels for comparison and trend forecasting
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Pricing Distribution among Downstream Industries differentiated at producer, wholesale, retail, and freight categories

Subsector Foreign Trade

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Detailed Import/Export Data by commodities and by countries
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Mode of Shipment and insurance and freight costs

Subsector Structure

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Labor and Compensation Structure: productivity indices, hourly wages, , production hours, output index, HR structure
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Establishments: Trends, Employee Statistics, State by State numbers
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Valued added statistics: subsector GDP contribution

Competitive Landscape

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Subsector Concentration: HHI, number of companies, size distributions, market shares
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Major Players: company profiles and market size ranges

Definition & Classification

Industries in the Printing and Related Support Activities subsector print products, such as newspapers, books, labels, business cards, stationery, business forms, and other materials, and perform support activities, such as data imaging, platemaking services, and bookbinding. The support activities included here are an integral part of the printing industry, and a product (a printing plate, a bound book, or a computer disk or file) that is an integral part of the printing industry is almost always provided by these operations. Processes used in printing include a variety of methods used to transfer an image from a plate, screen, film, or computer file to some medium, such as paper, plastics, metal, textile articles, or wood. The most prominent of these methods is to transfer the image from a plate or screen to the medium (lithographic, gravure, screen, and flexographic printing). A rapidly growing new technology uses a computer file to directly 'drive' the printing mechanism to create the image and new electrostatic and other types of equipment (digital or nonimpact printing). This 3-digit NAICS subsector (323) is under the hierarchy of the Manufacturing Sector (31-33). Its SIC equivalent code is: Major Group 27 - Printing, Publishing, And Allied Industries.

Revenue, Profitability & Foreign Trade Preview

The subsector's revenue for the year 2007 was approximately $100.2 billion USD, with an estimated gross profit of 29.95%. Import was valued at $6.4 billion USD from 143 countries. The subsector also exported $6.6 billion USD worth of merchandise to 204 countries. Adding import value to and subtracting export value from the subsector's shipment value, the total domestic demand for the subsector in 2007 was $99.9 billion USD.

Report Summary

This 161-page report contains unparalleled research on this subsector in breadth and depth. With a macroeconomic perspective, the report provides a fresh and comprehensive view of the subsector. The reportÌs supply and demand data covers both U.S. shipments and international trade while taking into consideration of the subsector's capacity utilization. The subsector level income statements, balance sheets, and capital expenditure analysis contain all the elements needed for financial benchmarking. In the cost analysis section, 68 upstream industries are analyzed to offer insight into the supply chain cost structure. For the channel and pricing structure, 184 downstream industries are analyzed. The competitive landscape section provides the number of companies and their revenue share within the subsector, the market concentration, and a list of major players. All related trade associations, subsector standards, and trade publications are also listed.

This subsector comprises 12 U.S. industries at 6-digit NAICS level. This subsector report provides a top-down view on these industries by aggregating financial data and then providing revenue figures for each of these 12 industries.

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