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Report Details Packaging Industry’s Massive Impact on the U.S. Economy

Commissioned by AMERIPEN, a first-of-its-kind report details the financial and societal value of the U.S. packaging industry, providing data that can be used to help educate policymakers as they consider packaging-related legislation.

AMERIPEN retained John Dunham & Associates to analyze the financial and societal impact made by the U.S. packaging industry, which is the largest producer of packaging in the world.
AMERIPEN retained John Dunham & Associates to analyze the financial and societal impact made by the U.S. packaging industry, which is the largest producer of packaging in the world.

It’s now quantifiable: The U.S. packaging industry is a major economic contributor, accounting for approximately $538 billion in total economic output—approximately 2.5% of gross domestic product—and nearly one out of every 100 existing jobs in the country.

Those numbers are part of a first-of-its-kind report commissioned by AMERIPEN to better understand the size and scope of the entire U.S. packaging industry and its contributions to the economy at the national and state levels. The COVID-19 pandemic reaffirmed that packaging is essential to human health and product safety. Now, it’s imperative for policymakers and stakeholders to understand fully the opportunities packaging can provide as the country pivots to post-pandemic economic recovery.


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AMERIPEN retained John Dunham & Associates to analyze the financial and societal impact made by the U.S. packaging industry, which is the largest producer of packaging in the world. The numbers confirm what we all know: Our industry has tremendous reach, touching businesses in all 544 sectors of the U.S. economy. Packaging businesses support more than 1.68 million direct and ancillary jobs nationwide, as of January 2021, and pay workers more than $117.73 billion in wages. In addition, industry companies and their employees contribute $43.46 billion to their communities via direct federal, state, and local taxes paid.

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Breaking down that data, we get a clearer sense of packaging’s true value, which will be particularly useful as we look at increased legislative interest in packaging.

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