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As we collectively navigate the impacts of the global pandemic and the changing economic climate and turn our full attention to maintaining continuity of supply within the critically important packaging value chain, we’ve assembled some useful resources. We hope you find them helpful.

In this article, CEO Chris Payne explains the factors that determine surcharges and the external indexes we are tracking. Íò¶ÈÊÓƵ is committed to transparency and security of supply and is working tirelessly to secure supply while containing costs.

EU Consumer Price Index

US Consumer Price Index

CASS Freight (US Ground) Index for products that travel by land in the Americas:

European Central Bank Inflation Forecast

Freightos Baltic Index (FBX): Global Container Freight Index.

International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook Database

Kiplinger Inflation Forecast

Producer Price Index: Flexographic Inks

Producer Price Index: Flexo Packaging

Ti/Upply/IRU European Road Freight Rate Benchmark for Europe:

DHL ocean freight market update 

Printweek article on industry input and transport costs

Reuters article on energy prices

L.E.K. Insights 2021 Brand owner packaging study