Output levels at six-year high - Q1 to be quieter but confidence remains buoyant.

Confidence is clearly returning within the UK printing sector, according to the latest BPIF Printing Outlook survey. When questioned regarding the general state of trade during the final quarter of 2013, more than half (55%) believed that the market improved with just 8% reckoning the situation had worsened. The results are the best for five and seven years respectively.