SIC 5113 | NAICS 424130
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Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:
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Office Supply & Paper WholesalersFirst Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:
Comprehensive report provides a detailed analysis of the stationery products market in the U.S. and selected other countries, with information provided including historical and forecast sales by product segment for stationery (e.g., writing/printing/copying paper, notepads, forms), printing supplies (e.g., inks, toners), mailing supplies (e.g., envelopes), filing products, and writing and marking instruments.
Freedonia Focus market research study analyzes U.S. packaging demand and product shipments at the manufacturers' level, with data provided in the report including historical and forecast demand by market segment (e.g., pharmaceuticals, food, beverage, foodservice disposables, and other markets such as lawn and garden consumable products, personal care products, and automotive chemicals).
Kraft Paper
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Market research study provides an in-depth analysis of the global market for this product sector, with
data provided including market size and forecast by type, weight,
grade, finish, application (e.g., bag, sack, envelope, corrugated
sheet, composite can, and carton), end use
(e.g., pharmaceuticals, food and beverages,
construction, personal care, and electronics), and region (e.g., North
America, U.S.).
Rigid Paper Containers
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Comprehensive study provides a detailed analysis of the global market for
rigid containers, with data provided in the study including market size and forecast by board (e.g., paperboard,
containerboard), product (e.g., box, tube, tray, liquid carton, and clamshell),
end use (e.g., pharmaceuticals, food and
beverages, chemicals, automotive, and electronics), and region (e.g., North
America, United States).
Market research study analyzes protective packaging market on a global basis, with data provided in the report including market size and forecast by material (e.g., rigid/foam plastics, paper/paperboard, other/wood/glass), type (e.g., flexible, foam, rigid), function (e.g., wrapping, cushioning, fill, insulation, blocking, bracing), end use (e.g., food and beverage, electronics, automotive, appliance), and region.
Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.
Financial benchmarking section of these reports provides an analysis of industry profit and expenses as a percentage of net revenue for organizations that distribute bulk rolls or sheets to manufacturers, publishers, and commercial printers and distribute products such as stationery, tissues, napkins, and towels, disposable cups and food containers, and bags, sacks, boxes, and other packaging products.
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such as outside sales representative, supply chain manager, warehouse supervisor, scanning coordinator, material handler, warehouse associate, and fork lift operator, with distributors for which wage data is provided including Veritiv Corporation, Bunzl Distribution USA Inc., Sysco Corporation, and Uline Inc.
Annual wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data on a national, state, and local area basis for jobs in this sector which includes wholesalers that distribute bulk rolls or sheets to manufacturers, publishers, and commercial printers and distribute products such as stationery, tissues, napkins, and towels, disposable cups and food containers, and bags, sacks, boxes, and other packaging products.
