Quarterly Economic Outlook: Planning for 2nd Quarter 2017, published by PMMI – The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, examines near‑term economic conditions and sector‑level production trends to inform member planning, drawing on industrial production indexes, ITR leading indicators, and regional datasets through early 2017. The analysis indicates the US is on the upside of the cycle and emerging patterns generally show expanding activity across core segments; focus areas include macro and sector outlook (from pharmaceuticals to food and beverages), operational readiness—capacity, capital investment, workforce development and retention—and regional market dynamics and trade benchmarks. Charts highlight shifting momentum and comparative performance across regions. The report reveals where packaging and processing leaders are prioritizing investments to capture near‑term growth opportunities.
Published by ITR Economics for PMMI in April 2017. Based on secondary analysis of national and regional industrial production indexes, leading indicators, and economic time‑series from government statistics and ITR Economics proprietary datasets, collected through January 2017.
