Market statistics
Print industry statistics and market reports from Japan and around the world. Check each report’s period and sources before using its figures to assess production, demand or investment.
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Print, AI and business in Japan and beyond. Start with the question that matters to your work.
Pricing & pass-through
Reporting on print costs, paper prices, pass-through and margins. Find the figures and commercial conditions to examine before reviewing a quote or preparing a price negotiation.
14 articles
BPO & document operations
Explore BPO, document operations, direct mail and inserting. Follow the data, verification and delivery work around print to consider the services a printing business can provide.
69 articles
Packaging
Follow packaging through materials, print, filling, labelling and recovery. This collection connects market developments with the production decisions facing packaging and printing businesses.
42 articles
Generative AI at work
Explore AI and digital transformation in printing, from estimating and proofing to document operations. Read about the work that changes, the people who verify results and the decisions that remain with the shop floor.
41 articles
Equipment & capital spending
Reporting on presses, finishing, automation and capital investment. Read machine capabilities alongside setup, inspection, handling and staffing to examine the assumptions behind an investment.
43 articles