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Useful data to gauge the direction of the market's planned spending and factors that will influence trends in the packaging and processing industry.

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ITR Economics Report

ITR Economics’ knowledge and accuracy lays the foundation of the information shared in this report, providing the best economic intelligence to reduce risk and drive practical and profitable business decisions for your company. The report explores the economy and growth for the next three years, and how it could impact the packaging and processing industry.

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State of the Industry

The State of the Industry provides are liable base of machinery shipment statistics that are incorporated into an in-depth report on the packaging machinery industry. The report contains the most up-to-date statistics, estimates, and analyses available on the U.S. packaging machinery industries. Most importantly, the project is structured to define the size of the total market by machinery category.

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How's Business

PMMI’s quarterly How's Business report, gives members benchmarking data on new orders, quotations, and general business conditions. The report contains several indexes that give the current state of manufacturing, including the ISM Report on Business, the Consumer Price Index, and the Producer Price Index. Together, these give members our most up-to-date information on how the industry is doing right now.

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Guidance in an Uncertain Economy - Moving Forward into 2021

December 1, 2020
COVID 19 pandemic is being fought in what seems like an unfortunate and never-ending battle. This potentiality has proven to be a cause of uncertainty and angst for business decision makers. This report, Guidance in an Uncertain Economy ? Moving Forward Into 2021, covers an update on the pandemic and how it is affecting the economy and the packaging/processing industry over the next few years. It will also cover macroeconomic trends to watch, management objectives to consider and how to take maximum advantage of what is coming in the years ahead.
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November 2020 Monthly Business Indicator

November 13, 2020
Get a glimpse of what the future looks like for CPG equipment investments and see what other members are saying about their current business conditions.
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October 2020 Monthly Business Indicator

October 7, 2020
Get a glimpse of what the future looks like for CPG equipment investments and see what other members are saying about their current business conditions.
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September 2020 Monthly Business Indicator

September 16, 2020
Get a glimpse of what the future looks like for CPG equipment investments and see what other members are saying about their current business conditions.
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August 2020 Monthly Business Indicator

August 25, 2020
Get a glimpse of what the future looks like for CPG equipment investments and see what other members are saying about their current business conditions.
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State of the Industry 2020

August 18, 2020
The State of the Industry Report, formerly the U.S. Packaging Machinery Shipments Study, establishes and maintains a reliable base of machinery shipment statistics that are incorporated into an in-depth report on the packaging machinery industry. The report contains the most up-to-date statistics, estimates, and analysis available on the U.S. packaging machinery industries. Most importantly, the project is structured to define the size of the total market by machinery category.
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July 2020 Monthly Indicator

July 22, 2020
Our Monthly Indicator is your source for the pulse of the packaging industry.
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Economic Impact of COVID-19: Guidance in an Uncertain Economy 2020

June 23, 2020
This report, Guidance in an Uncertain Economy, covers the COVID-19 pandemic with two Black Swans.The 1st Black Swan covers the COVID-19 pandemic, the government?s response to the pandemic and what we think that that means to the economy and your industry over the next several years. The 2nd Black Swan, starting in February/March, covers the collapse in oil and gas prices.
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June 2020 Packaging Machinery Purchasing Index

June 3, 2020
Our Monthly Packaging Machinery Purchasing Index looks at project activity, increased use of technologies and general business conditions across six categories of the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, based on data collected by contributors to PMMI's monthly Purchasing Index Survey. See what end users in our industry are saying during these uncertain times.
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May 2020 Packaging Machinery Purchasing Index

May 11, 2020
Our newly formatted Monthly Packaging Machinery Purchasing Index looks at project activity, increased use of technologies and general business conditions across six categories of the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, based on data collected by contributors to PMMI's monthly Purchasing Index Survey. See what end users in our industry are saying during these uncertain times.
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1st Quarter 2020 Quarterly Business Indicator

February 27, 2020
PMMI's Quarterly Business Indicator, which gives members benchmarking data on new orders, general business conditions and OEM vs. End User performance, is your guide to Past Performance metrics and CPG investment activity. Findings are based on tabulated results from two separate surveys completed by both OEMs and End Users, which gauge the direction of the market's planned spending for packaging machinery and the factors that will influence the trends.
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4th Quarter 2019 Quarterly Business Indicator

November 20, 2019
PMMI's Quarterly Business Indicator, which gives members benchmarking data on new orders, general business conditions and OEM vs. End User performance, is your guide to Past Performance metrics and CPG investment activity. Findings are based on tabulated results from two separate surveys completed by both OEMs and End Users, which gauge the direction of the market's planned spending for packaging machinery and the factors that will influence the trends.
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State of the Industry 2019

September 17, 2019
The State of the Industry Report, formerly the U.S. Packaging Machinery Shipments Study, establishes and maintains a reliable base of machinery shipment statistics that are incorporated into an in-depth report on the packaging machinery industry. The report contains the most up-to-date statistics, estimates, and analysis available on the U.S. packaging machinery industries. Most importantly, the project is structured to define the size of the total market by machinery category.
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3rd Quarter 2019 Quarterly Business Indicator

August 16, 2019
PMMI's Quarterly Business Indicator, which gives members benchmarking data on new orders, general business conditions and OEM vs. End User performance, is your guide to Past Performance metrics and CPG investment activity. Findings are based on tabulated results from two separate surveys completed by both OEMs and End Users, which gauge the direction of the market's planned spending for packaging machinery and the factors that will influence the trends.
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2nd Quarter 2019 Quarterly Business Indicator

May 21, 2019
PMMI's Quarterly Business Indicator, which gives members benchmarking data on new orders, general business conditions and OEM vs. End User performance, is your guide to Past Performance metrics and CPG investment activity. Findings are based on tabulated results from two separate surveys completed by both OEMs and End Users, which gauge the direction of the market's planned spending for packaging machinery and the factors that will influence the trends.
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1st Quarter 2019 Quarterly Business Indicator

February 26, 2019
PMMI's Quarterly Business Indicator, which gives members benchmarking data on new orders, general business conditions and OEM vs. End User performance, is your guide to Past Performance metrics and CPG investment activity. Findings are based on tabulated results from two separate surveys completed by both OEMs and End Users, which gauge the direction of the market's planned spending for packaging machinery and the factors that will influence the trends.
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4th Quarter 2018 Quarterly Business Indicator

December 5, 2018
PMMI's Quarterly Business Indicator, which gives members benchmarking data on new orders, general business conditions and OEM vs. End User performance, is your guide to Past Performance metrics; CPG investment activity and a sample of what economists are anticipating from ITR Economics. Findings are based on tabulated results from two separate surveys completed by both OEMs and End Users, which gauge the direction of the market's planned spending for packaging machinery and the factors that will influence the trends.
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4th Quarter 2018 Quarterly Economic Outlook

October 1, 2018
This macro-economic report, created specifically by the ITR Economics for PMMI in support of the packaging industry, analyzes data from the most significant market sectors PMMI members serve. Each section provides an overall outlook, estimated annual growth rates, a detailed analysis for what is expected over the next quarter, and tips for PMMI member companies to respond.
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State of the Industry 2018

October 1, 2018
The State of the Industry Report, formerly the U.S. Packaging Machinery Shipments Study, establishes and maintains a reliable base of machinery shipment statistics that are incorporated into an in-depth report on the packaging machinery industry. The report contains the most up-to-date statistics, estimates, and analysis available on the U.S. packaging machinery industries. Most importantly, the project is structured to define the size of the total market by machinery category.
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FREE

3rd Quarter 2018 Quarterly Business Indicator

August 14, 2018
PMMI's Quarterly Business Indicator, which gives members benchmarking data on new orders, general business conditions and OEM vs. End User performance, is your guide to Past Performance metrics; CPG investment activity and a sample of what economists are anticipating from ITR Economics. Findings are based on tabulated results from two separate surveys completed by both OEMs and End Users, which gauge the direction of the market's planned spending for packaging machinery and the factors that will influence the trends..
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