Research: stationery data and analysis
Original stationery data and analysis: price indexes, market-size and industry-trend reports, with the sourced numbers and downloadable CSVs behind each chart.
Luxury Mechanical Pencils: Do Tech Executives Buy Them?
We checked the rumor that San Francisco CEOs buy fancy pencils. No evidence found, but luxury mechanical pencils exist, from US$119 titanium to a US$560 Montblanc.
Stationery Industry Trends 2026: Market Size in Charts
How big the global stationery market is (US$117 to 155 billion, by source), where it grows, and what BIC, Faber-Castell, KOKUYO and Mitsubishi Pencil reported.
Japan vs US Stationery Prices: 60-Item Index (Oct 2026)
Our original price index of 60 Japanese pens, inks, notebooks and planners: US prices against Japanese list prices, by category and store, with a free CSV.