WRITING INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

1998/1999 Annual Sales Estimates

CATEGORIES

1998
UNITS
SHIPPED

1999
UNITS
SHIPPED

1998
MFGRS
PRICES

1999
MFGRS
PRICES

Fountain Pens

12,000,000

15,000,000

$50,000,000

$40,000,000

Ball Point Pens:
Refillable

1,437,000,000

1,198,000,000

$657,000,000

$683,300,000

Ball Point Pens:
Non-Refillable

2,348,000,000

2,254,000,000

$305,000,000

$311,000,000

Total:
Ball Point Pens

3,785,000,000

3,452,000,000

$962,000,000

$994,300,000

Gel Ink Pens

N/A

247,000,000

N/A

126,000,000

Roller Pens

473,000,000

466,000,000

$314,000,000

$295,000,000

Porous Point Pens

141,000,000

104,000,000

$58,000,000

$45,000,000

Markers & Highlighters

768,000,000

776,000,000

$302,000,000

$314,000,000

Coloring Markers & Pens

573,000,000

604,000,000

$107,000,000

$105,000,000

Mechanical Pens

371,000,000

430,000,000

$259,000,000

$264,000,000

Cased Pencils

2,180,000,000

2,223,600,000

$214,000,000

$206,000,000

Other

   

$57,000,000

$33,000,000

T O T A L S

8,303,000,000

8,317,600,000

$2,323,000,000

$2,422,300,000