December 2018 Economic Update: Latest Industry and Economic Analysis

By all accounts, the economy is humming along. GDP growth has been positive, with unemployment being at historic lows—and even the labor force participation rate is getting closer to its pre-recession level.

WhatTheyThink
December 6, 2018
WhatTheyThink?

By all accounts, the economy is humming along. GDP growth has been positive, with unemployment being at historic lows—and even the labor force participation rate is getting closer to its pre-recession level. As for the printing industry, shipments have been good and bad throughout 2018, but the overall trend is that the industry is losing whatever seasonality it once had. How will all of this play out next year? Dr. Joe Webb—in his final economics webinar—offers the latest round up of macroeconomic and industry data to help guide print businesses into 2019.