Statistical snapshop Germany: Business climate in German print industry has improved

After plunging to a historic low level in October, business climate in the German printing and media industry showed significant recovery in November 2022. The business climate index published by the German association of the printing and media industries (Bvdm) increased month-on-month by 6.2 per cent after seasonal...

Italy’s newspaper and magazine publishers experienced a partial recovery in advertising activity in 2021 after advertising placement and sales downright collapsed in 2020. Unfortunately, this positive trend did not continue in the first quarter of 2022. Fewer advertisements were sold again in both newspapers and...

The closure of the European market to Russian companies led to a decline in production in the pulp and paper industry. Statistics for 2022 largely reflect negative processes seen in the country. Pulp production reached 8.8 million t in 2022, which was 1 per cent less than in 2021. Officials also report that paper and...