In the previous peak year of 2008, the total production of packaging materials in Hungary amounted to 880 thousand tons. A significant decrease followed suit in the wake of the economic crisis, the figure falling back to 820 million tons by 2011. In 2012, production started to rise steeply again, reaching 1,146,311 tons. The dimensions of this expansion might also be accounted for changes in the methodology of calculation, given that such a leap was not justified by economic developments.