Stationery is a general name given to papers and other office supplies such as envelopes, notepads, pens, pencils, erasers, paper clips, staplesr, folders etc. The term stationery is frequently used to refer more specifically to paper used for written correspondence, usually decorated or personalized with matching envelopes.
Stationery products includes - writing instruments such as plastic ball pens, metal pens & pencils, wooden pens, permanent and white board markers, highlighters; art material such as wax crayons, hexagonal & plastic crayons, oil pastel, water color cakes & tubes, poster colors, paint brushes, activity books, drawing books; staple pin, staplers & punches; paper products such as hard case books, arabic/french ruling books, note pad, exercise book tracing pad, ruling pad, refilling pad, sketch pad, drawing pad, copier paper/fluorescent paper, adding machine rolls, composition books; adhesive - office paste, glue stick, wood glue, synthetic adhesives; banking office automation products such as currency counting machine, currency banding machine, counterfeit detector machine, cheque encoder, security digital electronic/swipe card safe.
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Stationery is a global market, which continues to grow in line with economic, socio-demographic and technological developments. In a new Market Report, Stationery (Personal & Office), market intelligence provider Key Note predicts that the stationery industry will continue its rapid growth across much of the developing world, particularly in countries such as the People's Republic of China (PRC) and India. As well as having expanding markets for stationery, these regions are also assuming increasing importance as exporters and suppliers to other parts of the world.
As urbanisation increases in these markets, the movement of people from rural locations to the major cities is expected to continue. This will create opportunities for stationery suppliers as the urban workforce increases in size, especially since many of the new positions created are in service-related, rather than manufacturing, industries. The PRC and India both have vast populations, presenting a large potential customer base for personal stationery. Due to the high level of anticipated local demand, both countries are home to an increasing number of multinational companies, which has benefited the commercial stationery market.
The PRC has been one of the world's leading exporters of stationery for some time. However, the strong growth being experienced in domestic demand means that the country is expected to overtake the US as the world's largest stationery market at some time within the next few years. Similarly, India has experienced domestic growth in demand for stationery, largely as a result of the aforementioned arrival of many multinational companies, especially in industries such as computing and IT. The business sector has also seen demand benefit from the fact that multinational companies are increasingly using India as an outsourcing hub.
Another driver of the market in India is the growing number of schools and educational establishments being built across the region, which is boosting demand from the education sector. Meanwhile, the PRC is home to approximately 190 million high-school pupils, as well as 40 million undergraduates and 50 million post-education students. Although an increasing number of Chinese students are opting to study abroad in countries such as the US and the UK, the customer base within this sector remains a substantial one.
While the next few years are likely to remain extremely challenging for the UK stationery industry, the picture is not entirely gloomy. Key Note expects that it is highly possible that certain niche sectors of the industry will experience growth over the coming years, especially if they are able to tap into the rising demand for products offering value for money and more personalised designs. By 2014, Key Noteforecasts that the apparent market value will reach ￡1.6bn at current prices and ￡1.56bn at constant 2009 prices.
From an export perspective, the PRC and India are predicted to increase their significance as far as the world supply of stationery is concerned. India has already become a major exporter of stationery products to the Middle East region. However, the report concludes that much of the future success of these countries is likely to depend on how well they can address the growing demand for more value-added products, and thereby reduce their current reliance on lower-priced items.
