Illustrator files printing in different sizes than was specified..

Hi there,
I am having a problem with some labels I have been making. I specify that I want the document to be 6.5 cm x 10 cm, and after I have laid them out in a page and printed them, I find that they are too big to fit on the surface I measured for. Does anyone know what is going on?

By how much is the measurement off? What is the printed size of your 6.5 x 10 rectangle?
What sort of printer are you using?
I don't recall having had this problem unless I'd done something daft.

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