WRITING INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

1996/1997 Annual Sales Estimates

CATEGORIES

1996
UNITS
SHIPPED

1997
UNITS
SHIPPED

1996
MFGRS
PRICES

1997
MFGRS
PRICES

Fountain Pens

15,000,000

14,000,000

$57,500,000

$52,000,000

Ball Point Pens:
Refillable

1,075,000,000

1,303,000,000

$575,000,000

$585,000,000

Ball Point Pens:
Non-Refillable

2,300,000,000

2,320,000,000

$275,000,000

$295,000,000

Total:
Ball Point Pens

3,375,000,000

3,623,000,000

$850,000,000

$880,000,000

Roller Pens

460,000,000

454,000,000

$265,000,000

$279,000,000

Porous Point Pens

185,000,000

170,000,000

$65,000,000

$63,000,000

Markers & Highlighters

700,000,000

759,000,000

$262,500,000

$290,000,000

Coloring Markers & Pens

535,000,000

564,000,000

$120,000,000

$106,000,000

Mechanical Pens

325,000,000

400,000,000

$210,000,000

$230,000,000

Cased Pencils

2,184,000,000

2,135,000,000

$223,000,000

$212,000,000

Other

   

$65,000,000

$59,000,000

T O T A L S

7,779,000,000

8,119,000,000

$2,118,000,000

$2,171,000,000