OTTAWA—Dare we hope? Excluding the significant dip in March, printing shipments for the first half of the year are exceedingly welcome news. January and February outstripped the previous year, while April ($646.3 million), May ($668.1 million) and June have made a respectable showing. Let's keep our fingers crossed that this is the way of the future.

Shipments	June 12	June 11	% change
June $M	$652.3	$646.5	+0.9
YTD $B	$3.79	$3.83	-0.9