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.
How’s Business: 4th Quarter 2025, published by PMMI – The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies in January 2026, examines macro and member-sourced indicators from late 2024 through Q4 2025 using PMMI’s How’s Business and Quickie surveys alongside public economic series such as PMI, CPI and PPI. The analysis indicates strengthening demand and growing backlog, while focus areas highlight demand dynamics and backlog management, supply-chain resilience and tariff impacts on procurement and pricing, and cash-flow pressures tied to late payments; charts highlight quarter-over-quarter movements and benchmark comparisons around neutral index thresholds. The report reveals where engineering teams are prioritizing investments to strengthen operational resilience.
How’s Business: 3rd Quarter 2025, published by PMMI – The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, examines current business conditions for packaging and processing equipment suppliers using quarterly survey data from late 2024 through Q3 2025 . The analysis highlights evolving demand signals from new orders and quotation activity, shifting backlog patterns, and ongoing pressures tied to late payments and supply chain reliability. Emerging patterns indicate mixed but stabilizing operating conditions, with charts showing modest easing in disruptions and heightened sensitivity to tariff-driven cost changes. Broader manufacturing indicators such as PMI, CPI, and producer pricing trends provide context for member sentiment, offering a view into how macroeconomic dynamics may shape near-term planning. The report reveals how industry leaders are interpreting these signals to navigate a cooling yet resilient market environment.
PMMI's How's Business, which gives members benchmarking data on new orders, quotations, late payments, backlog, and general business conditions.
How’s Business: 2nd Quarter 2025, published by PMMI – The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, examines near-term conditions shaping packaging and processing markets across mid-2024 through mid-2025 . The analysis highlights how new orders, quoting activity, late payments, backlog levels, and supply chain pressures are shifting amid geopolitical uncertainty and tariff-driven cost dynamics. Charts and trendlines indicate generally steady demand paired with softening growth rates, tightening cash-flow conditions, and re-emerging sourcing disruptions. Broader manufacturing indicators—including PMI readings, CPI and PPI movements, and a three-year U.S. macro outlook—provide comparative context for understanding where investment sentiment is stabilizing or slowing. The report reveals where machinery builders and CPGs are adapting to evolving market pressures and planning for the next phase of recovery.
PMMI's How's Business, which gives members benchmarking data on new orders, quotations, late payments, backlog, and general business conditions.
PMMI's How's Business, which gives members benchmarking data on new orders, quotations, late payments, backlog, and general business conditions.
PMMI's How's Business, which gives members benchmarking data on new orders, quotations, late payments, backlog, and general business conditions.
PMMI's How's Business, which gives members benchmarking data on new orders, quotations, late payments, backlog, and general business conditions.
PMMI's How's Business, which gives members benchmarking data on new orders, quotations, late payments, backlog, and general business conditions.
PMMI's How's Business, which gives members benchmarking data on new orders, quotations, late payments, backlog, and general business conditions.
PMMI's How's Business, which gives members benchmarking data on new orders, quotations, backlog, and general business conditions.
PMMI's How's Business, which gives members benchmarking data on new orders, quotations, lead time, cash flow, and general business conditions.
PMMI's How's Business, which gives members benchmarking data on new orders, quotations, lead time, cash flow and general business conditions.
PMMI's How's Business, which gives members benchmarking data on new orders, quotations, lead time, cash flow and general business conditions.
PMMI's How's Business, which gives members benchmarking data on new orders, quotations, lead time, cash flow and general business conditions.
