Asia was the main packaging producing region in 2005 accounting for US$139.76 billion or 29.44% of total value – followed by the USA at US$121.72 billion (25.64%).
The true value of packaging is actually significantly higher (10%-20%) as the Wall St report considered only the Packaging Industry and omitted key sub-sectors (such as Design Services, Equipment sales, and the Brand Owners’ who derive the value-add from packaging).
Packaging is not so much an Industry, as it is an Economy.