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2026 U.S. manufacturing sales study · November 2025 – October 2026

Packaging & Containers Manufacturing Quotes & Purchase Orders (2026)

What share of Packaging & Containers manufacturing quotes become purchase orders? 31%. In the 12 months to October 2026, Packaging & Containers accounts produced 4 purchase orders from 13 U.S. manufacturing quotes (unchanged on a year earlier) worth $693K, above the 21% national quote-to-PO rate.

13quotes (no change on last year)
31%became a PO (U.S. 21%)
$693Kquoted
4purchase orders

Quote → PO: Packaging & Containers against the other top-15 industries

Mining & Metals33%Packaging & Containers31%Plastics29%Defense & Space28%Construction27%Building Materials24%Machinery22%Medical Devices22%Manufacturing22%Mech. & Industrial Eng.21%U.S. overall21%Automotive19%Oil & Energy19%Electrical & Electronic18%Aviation & Aerospace13%Environmental Services0%
Source: Factur 2026 U.S. Manufacturing Sales Study, November 2025 – October 2026.
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The numbers

MeasurePackaging & ContainersYear beforeChangeU.S. overallU.S. change
Quotes13—no change1,271−30%
Quote amount$693K——$127.3M−2%
Purchase orders4——268+4%
PO amount$16K——$6.3M+86%
Quote → PO31%——21.1%+6.8 pts

Download the data (CSV): Quotes and purchase orders by industry. Notes on the files are on the findings page.

The study profiles the eight industries with the most quotes in detail; for Packaging & Containers it reports the totals above (section 17 and Appendix B). Across all U.S. manufacturing quotes, 21.1% became a purchase order and the median quote was $12K. See the Machinery profile for the largest industry.

How we measured it

From Factur’s outbound prospecting for U.S. manufacturing suppliers: every opportunity that reached a quote, its amount, and whether it became a purchase order, plus the calls, emails and texts logged against it, over the 12 months November 2025 – October 2026 compared with the 12 before. Counts are from the CRM; see section 17, Quotes and orders by industry and Appendix B in the full study, which also explains what is and isn’t counted.

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Questions

What share of Packaging & Containers manufacturing quotes become purchase orders?

31%. In the 12 months to October 2026, Packaging & Containers accounts produced 4 purchase orders from 13 U.S. manufacturing quotes (unchanged on a year earlier) worth $693K, above the 21% national quote-to-PO rate.

How many Packaging & Containers purchase orders were there in 2026?

4 in the 12 months to October 2026, from 13 quotes; $16K of purchase-order value was recorded.

How did Packaging & Containers quote volume change in 2026?

13 quotes, unchanged on a year earlier (all U.S. manufacturing quotes: −30%), worth $693K.

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Factur (2026). Packaging & Containers Manufacturing Quotes & Purchase Orders (2026). 2026 U.S. Manufacturing Sales Study. https://data.facturmfg.com/reports/findings/packaging-containers-manufacturing-quotes-and-orders-2026.html

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