1st Quarter 2025 How’s Business, published by PMMI – The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, examines manufacturing and packaging sector dynamics in Q1 2025 using PMMI’s How’s Business Survey alongside public macroeconomic sources such as the ISM PMI, CPI and PPI. The analysis indicates areas of focus around demand and order momentum, financial health and payment timeliness, and supply-chain resilience, grouping related concerns such as new orders, quotation activity and backlog together with late payments and disruption trends. Emerging patterns show muted but stabilizing growth compared against recent quarters and trade-policy uncertainty shaping near-term decisions; charts highlight comparative benchmarks and trend trajectories. The report reveals where engineering teams are prioritizing investments to strengthen operational resilience.
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Published by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies in April 2025. Based on PMMI How’s Business member surveys and PMMI custom research by PMMI market development and custom research staff, plus secondary analysis of public economic indicators (ISM, BLS) covering Q2 2024–Q1 2025.
