OTTAWA—Printing shipments were down in August and September, but  were not nearly as severe as the drops seen in most of 2009. The year to date number is off about 5% from last years totals at this time with three months to go until 2011.

Shipments (in millions)	2010	2009	Change
August	$667.2	$678.7	-1.69%
September	$726.2	$763.6	-4.89%
Year to date	$6,003.7	$6,348.5	-5.4%