FAIRFAX , VIRGINIA—  NAPCO Research, a division of PRINTING United Alliance announced the release of its annual Commercial Print Industry Trends and Strategy Research study. Key findings include: that U.S. commercial printers’ capital investments in 2021 totald between $1.29 and $1.32 billion as print sales were expected to increase 5.5% to 5.6%.  Overall, more commercial printers plan to invest in digital over offset equipment, for both sheetfed and roll-fed presses, with inkjet presses being the top investment area. Transactional documents are growing 6.6% annually. The average increase in response rates by personalizing print is 12%.  Buyers report increasing order frequencies for print applications. Other topics this service covers include: How and when print providers plan to purchase, and trends year over year. Key communication and print spending market trends. Application demands and trends that influence investments and requirement.  Identifying and understanding substrate use and hurdles. 500 respondents participated in the initial research: more than 360 buyers of commercial printing and nearly 150 commercial PSPs.