Monitoring Financial Performance

State of the Flexible Packaging Industry

Financial and Economic Information

Industry Benchmarks and Reports

The Flexible Packaging Association promotes a general financial and economic understanding of the flexible packaging industry by gathering, analyzing and disseminating industry and economic information that monitors the health and performance of key industry attributes.

FPA's Financial Benchmarking Survey Program

Converter Member Reports

The Flexible Packaging Association also conducts a Financial Benchmarking Survey Program which requires converter members to complete and return the requisite surveys to receive the final report information. This program includes the Annual Cost Earnings Report and U.S. Flexible Packaging Industry Compensation Report, which is conducted every three (3) years.

The Annual Cost Earnings Report for Participating FPA Converters

Published annually, the Cost Earnings Report examines key operating factors, including cost component information on labor; sales, general, and administrative expenses; materials and other manufacturing; receivables aging; capital spending; inventory turnover; and delivery lead times.

This report is available only to FPA converter members who participate by returning completed surveys. For more information, please contact FPA.

The U.S. Flexible Packaging Industry Compensation Report for Participating FPA Converters

The report provides information on flexible packaging industry salary levels and hourly rates by company/plant size, region, and primary manufacturing operations, and is published every three (3) years.

This report is available only to FPA converter members who participate by returning completed surveys. For more information, please contact FPA.

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