Stationary Items Manufacturers, Wholesale Supplier Companies

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

Increase in use of computers has decreased sales of traditional stationery items such as pens and has increased sales of computer-related stationery items such as USD devices, mouse pads etc. Stationery items are becoming more sophisticated, luxurious and multi-functional, such as, high quality correspondence paper, message pads with LCD clocks etc.

Some of famous stationery pen brands are Montblanc, Cartier, Parker, Gucci, Waterman, Dupont, Shaeffer, Cross

There is no comprehensive list of categorization. Stationery items are also classified as writing instruments, desk accessories, files and folder etc.

2007
UK stationery market is expected to reach to reach £3038.1 million. Hong Kong exported HKD 4649 mn from Jan-June 2007 to countries such as USA, UK, Germany, Japan, France, ASEAN.

2006
UK stationery market is estimated as £1155.9 million.

2005
UK stationery market is estimated as £2.18bn, a decrease of 0.7% from 2004.

2004
UK stationery market was worth £2.18bn at manufacturers' selling prices (msp). Greeting cards, social stationery, giftware, paper craft and other stationery items reached $36 billion, with 10.3bn for greeting cards

Stationery is a collective term given to miscellaneous objects such as files and folders, desk and office accessories, school and art products, writing, printing and drawing instruments. For example, pens, pencils, letterheads, cardholders, calculators, stapler etc. Stationery items can be very cheap and extremely expensive- worth thousands of dollars, such as gold, diamonds, gem stones studded pens.
Stationery items can be broadly classified as office stationery, school stationery, postal stationery, computer stationery, writing instruments, desk accessories, files and folders etc. These categories are not mutually exclusive; an object may belong to more than one category. For example, pen is a writing instrument, office stationery item, and a desk accessory.

Stationery Items