This is the 2nd Quarter-2013 update to the index of
the U.S.A. A/E/C reprographics industry's sales revenues of
"plans-printed-on-paper".
The A/E/C
“Repro PPoP Index” .....
This index does not attempt to track
"total sales" of A/E/C reprographers. It
attempts to track only sales of "plans printed on paper”.
And, by "plans printed on
paper", I mean A/E/C "plans", large-format, b/w and color,
unbound or bound, full-size, half-size, whatever large-format size.
Here’s what we’ve been saying, nearly every past quarter:
There will be a recovery in the A/E/C industry
and thereby in the A/E/C reprographics industry. However, some are saying that
even though there will be a recovery in the A/E/C industry, the recovery of
sales revenues from "plans printed on paper" may not mirror the A/E/C
industry's recovery, since some are expecting (I guess I should say, some are
saying) that revenues from printing plans on paper are being negatively
impacted by customers distributing CD's (or distributing / sharing files)
instead of printing and distributing "hard copy" plans.
Now, for some “new” comments, based on the
index numbers, as updated today for Q2 2013:
When you look at the current index reading,
consider the fact that the AIA ABI Index has been in positive (plus-50)
territory 9 out of the last 10 months.
According to the AIA, there is an "approximate nine to twelve month
lag time between architecture billings and construction spending" on
non-residential construction.
FMI, ABC and AGC, in articles in 2013, have said that construction
spending in 2013, so far, has reflected an increase over 2012.
Based on what’s stated above, we think this
implies that (on an overall, U.S. country-wide) basis, aggregate revenues from
large-format prints on paper (A/E/C large-format print work) should be on the
increase by now … and the most recent Repro 101 PPoP Index readings reflect
that.
If you want the file that contains the Q2 2013 Repro PPoP Index,
send an e-mail to joel.salus@mac.com.
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