Packaging?Outlook and Trends

China's growth and competitive advantages have also been much in the news. And the ability of China and other low-cost and fast-growing countries to compete for packaging and printing shouldn't been underestimated. China alone, for example, has about 20,000 printers who print packaging.

But that doesn't mean that there aren't still opportunities. The economy will grow. The most recent report of real growth in manufacturing, excluding transportation, was about 3 percent, with new orders growing nearly 4 percent.