Global Industry Forecasts > Quarterly Industry Forecasts > Consumer Goods

Demand for consumer goods is typically less cyclical thanin other sectors, so the recent deterioration inmacroeconomic prospects is having little impact on globalproduction in the sector this year. Despite a slightly loweroutlook for household spending over the next year, ourforecast for consumer goods output growth of 3¼% in2015 is little changed over the last three months.