According to the European printing and paper processing machinery manufacturers association (EUMAPRINT) statistics show that due to the world economic downturn, Germany, France and the United States, Switzerland and other seven printing machinery and equipment sales in 2002 than in 2001 fell 13.08%. From the analysis of the economic boom index, Europe and China, Russia, Japan and other 11 countries, only Chinese, Russia is on the rise, the rest are declining, among them, Germany in 2002 sales of approximately $6 billion 800 million, 12% lower than 2001; U.S. sales of approximately $2 billion 270 million, down 16% from 2001; dropped 24% in the UK in 2002 than in 2001 sales, about $1 billion 64 million; Italy fell 8%, approximately $763 million.

The 2001 printing machinery and equipment, annual output value of the top 5 countries are: Germany, the United States, Japan, US $, US $1 billion 400 million, US $. 2001 printing machinery and equipment exports in the first 5 countries are: Germany, the United States, Japan, U.S. dollars, U.S. dollars, Italy, u.s.. 2001 printing machinery and equipment imported 6 were: U.S. $2 billion 200 million, China's $1 billion 300 million, Germany, US $, Italy, u.s.. In 2002 a China printing machinery market, printing machinery and equipment sales growth of 13.8%, become the world of printing and printing equipment manufacturers a hotly contested spot.