DUSSELDORF, GERMANY— The 7th drupa Global Trends Report conducted before the outbreak of the corona virus and the postponement of drupa to April 2021, show a global industry that remained positive but reflected more challenging global economic conditions. Packaging and Functional market sectors are better placed than Publishing and Commercial. North America stands out as buoyant over the whole seven years of the drupa Global Trends Reports. Finishing is the most popular investment target followed by Print technology and then PrePress/Workflow/MIS. While finishing plans vary too greatly to allow any forecasting, we can comment on planned Print technology investments. Digital toner cut sheet colour is most popular, followed by Sheetfed offset, but there are significant variations by market. The full report in English will be released by the end of April and available for sale from www.drupa.com.