WRITING INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

1995/1996 Annual Sales Estimates

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1995
UNITS
SHIPPED

1996
UNITS
SHIPPED

1995
MFGRS
PRICES

1996
MFGRS
PRICES

Fountain Pens

15,000,000

15,000,000

$52,500,000

$57,500,000

Ball Point Pens:
Refillable

1,025,000,000

1,075,000,000

$515,000,000

$575,000,000

Ball Point Pens:
Non-Refillable

2,200,000,000

2,300,000,000

$260,000,000

$275,000,000

Total:
Ball Point Pens

3,225,000,000

3,375,000,000

$775,000,000

$850,000,000

Roller Pens

445,000,000

460,000,000

$240,000,000

$265,000,000

Porous Point Pens

200,000,000

185,000,000

$70,000,000

$65,000,000

Markers & Highlighters

825,000,000

700,000,000

$280,000,000

$262,500,000

Coloring Markers & Pens

515,000,000

535,000,000

$115,000,000

$120,000,000

Mechanical Pens

320,000,000

325,000,000

$200,000,000

$210,000,000

Cased Pencils

 

2,184,000,000

 

$223,000,000

Other

   

$60,000,000

$65,000,000

T O T A L S

5,545,000,000

7,779,000,000

$1,792,500,000

$2,118,000,000