WRITING INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

1997/1998 Annual Sales Estimates

CATEGORIES

1997
UNITS
SHIPPED

1998
UNITS
SHIPPED

1997
MFGRS
PRICES

1998
MFGRS
PRICES

Fountain Pens

14,000,000

12,000,000

$52,000,000

$50,000,000

Ball Point Pens:
Refillable

1,303,000,000

1,437,000,000

$585,000,000

$657,000,000

Ball Point Pens:
Non-Refillable

2,320,000,000

2,348,000,000

$295,000,000

$305,000,000

Total:
Ball Point Pens

3,623,000,000

3,785,000,000

$880,000,000

$962,000,000

Roller Pens

454,000,000

473,000,000

$279,000,000

$314,000,000

Porous Point Pens

170,000,000

141,000,000

$63,000,000

$58,000,000

Markers & Highlighters

759,000,000

768,000,000

$290,000,000

$302,000,000

Coloring Markers & Pens

564,000,000

573,000,000

$106,000,000

$107,000,000

Mechanical Pens

400,000,000

371,000,000

$230,000,000

$259,000,000

Cased Pencils

2,135,000,000

2,180,000,000

$212,000,000

$214,000,000

Other

   

$59,000,000

$57,000,000

T O T A L S

8,119,000,000

8,303,000,000

$2,171,000,000

$2,323,000,000