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Extrusion Process Tracker & Forecaster

Latest Month	Previous Month	Year Ago	YTD % Change	Annual % Change
				2006	2007	2008
109.9	111.0	120.3	-7.8	-7.6	-2.3	-5.0

Extrusion Coating Business Index

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The Extrusion Coating Business Index (1990=100) is an indicator of market demand for extrusion coating products. This is a mature market, so it exhibits less volatility at the cyclical highs and lows.

The Extrusion Coating Business Index dropped 8% in the latest month when compared with a year ago. This followed a 1% decline in the previous month.

When compared with last year, this Index decreased 5% during the second quarter of 2008 after a drop of 11% in the first quarter. This Index will hit a cyclical low in the second half of 2008.

The U.S. economy will experience below-average growth during the next few months. This will curb demand for extrusion coating products in the near-term, but the market will regain some upward momentum in 2009.

After a decline of 2% in 2007, the average for our Extrusion Coating Business Index is forecast to fall another 5% in 2008.