Packaging Outlook: Moderate Growth in 2012

摘要

Our forecast for the U.S. market for plastics packaging in 2012 is positive, but the overall growth rate will be moderate by historical packaging in 2012 is positive, but the overall growth rate will be moderate by historicalstandards. This forecast is based on expectations for a slow recovery in the overall U.S. economy, with total GDP growth that starts out below its long-term potential and then gradually improves as the year progresses. We predict that real GDP will expand 2% to 3% next year, pushing the demand for packaging up by 3% to 5%.