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There are xx employees in the Global Commercial Printing industry in Global, which is expected to decline at xx% over the next five years. Commercial printers worldwide print text and images onto paper, plastic, metal, glass, textiles and other materials, mainly using offset lithography, digital, flexographic and screen printing. Many also provide prepress services, such as typesetting and platemaking and postpress services, such as binding and finishing. Key materials produced include packaging and labels; marketing paraphernalia, such as direct mail, brochures, catalogues and signs; publications, such as books and magazines; and business materials, such as forms and annual reports.
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Total value (#) and annual change from 2012 – 2030.
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There is 1,652,765 people employed in the Global Commercial Printing as of 2026.
The number of people employed in the Global Commercial Printing declined -2.0% on average over the five years between 2021 and 2026.
See our full analysis of the Global Commercial Printing to understand if the industry employment is expected to grow or decline over the next five years.
The average Global Commercial Printing business is 8.2 employees.
The average business in the Global Commercial Printing now employs less workers than it did five years ago.
The revenue per employee for the average business in the Global Commercial Printing has decreased in the last five years.