Containers & Packaging in the United States

Introduction

Containers & Packaging in the United States industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2007-11, and forecast to 2016). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the United States containers & packaging market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

• The containers and packaging market consists of packaging made of paper and card, plastic, metal and glass. It does not include packaging that is used only for transportation purposes such as wooden crates, pallets, steel drums etc. The market is valued at manufacturers' selling prices (MSP), while market volumes represent consumption. Any currency conversions used in this report have been calculated using constant 2011 annual average exchange rates.
• The US containers & packaging market had total revenues of $114.6 billion in 2011, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.3% between 2007 and 2011.
• Market consumption volumes increased with a CAGR of .5% between 27 and 211, to reach a total of 81.7 million tonnes in 211.
• The performance of the market is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 2.5% for the five-year period 2011 - 2016, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $129.4 billion by the end of 2016.

Features

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Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the United States economy

Key Questions Answered

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