Top Tag and Label Converters

Similar to the levels achieved last year, 55 percent of respondents reported increased sales from 2001 to 2002. As an indication that the bleeding may have stopped, just 11 percent indicated sales decreases, down from 41 percent in last year's survey.

These numbers seem even more significant when looking at the capacity utilization data. About 53 percent of the companies reported running at capacities less than 80 percent, with just 9 percent running above 90 percent.