The AAP released their May StatShot statistics on Wednesday morning, starting to catch up though still running a bit behind their traditional schedule. As we explained earlier in the year, it turns out the monthly AAP reports on their own are not consistent indicators of…anything, but the best forward-looking measure — gross print shipments, before returns — was positive in the May report. Adult print shipments of $394 million were up $45 million (or about 13 percent); children’s gross print shipments edged up $4.5 million to $149.5 million. That leaves total gross print of $543.5 million up $49.5 million. Those gains […]
