BPIF UK PRINTING – FACTS AND FIGURES 2025

BPIF Press Release – 11/07/2025

The latest update, showcasing the reach and significance of the UK’s print and printed packaging industry, has been published by the BPIF. The biennial release reinforces the importance of print in our society and economy.

Using data from a wide range of official sources, the BPIF’s UK Printing Facts & Figures brochure covers the structure of our industry by region and product, as well as highlighting its considerable economic importance and impressive productivity credentials. It also demonstrates the effectiveness and sustainability of print as a modern communication medium.

Kyle Jardine, BPIF Economist said:

“Thanks to collaborations with Two Sides, Print Power and Smithers, we have been able to use industry specific research to show the significance of the printing industry to the UK economy. Especially in terms of productivity and value added; how print engages and delivers in advertising; display the printing industry’s sustainability credentials; and how print is using technological developments to evolve.”

As with Priorities for Print – the lobbying document that the BPIF also publishes, UK Printing Facts & Figures will be used to educate Government agencies, politicians, parliamentarians, public servants, and other organisations, whose decisions impact our member companies’ interests, to make sure they understand more about the vitally important and significant role print plays in our society and the performance of the UK economy.

We’d also encourage you to use it to spread the word about the power and positives of the print industry, both with internal teams and external audiences, including your customers.

UK Printing Facts & Figures is available to download from the BPIF website.