This statistic shows the monthly output Producer Price Index (PPI) of paper and paper products in the United Kingdom, from January 2016 to December 2024. After a period of fluctuation, the output price for paper and products in the UK has risen substantially between March 2017 and February 2019, declined throughout the rest of 2019 and 2020, and rapidly started to increase again from March 2021 to February 2023. Most recently, the PPI began to increase again, measuring at ***** in December 2024. Paper production in the United Kingdom The paper production industry is an important contributor to the United Kingdom's economy. In 2023, the UK produced over *** metric tons' worth of paper products. The Year prior, the most produced type of paper was corrugated case materials, widely used in the form of cardboard boxes. Paper consumption around the world The United Kingdom is not anymore among some of the world's largest consumers of paper and paperboard by volume. China consumes more paper and paperboard than any other country, consuming over *** million metric tons of paper and paperboard, compared with the ** million metric tons consumed by the United States, the next highest nation by consumption of paper and paperboard.

The price of paper is represented by a Bureau of Labor Statistics index that measures the prices received by paper manufacturers for their products. The index has a base year of 1982.

This statistic displays the annual change in the price for paper in the United States from 2009 to 2016, with forecasted figures for 2017 to 2022. In 2016, there was a *** percent decrease in the price of paper in the U.S.

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The Wholesale Price Index of paper and paper products across India during financial year 2024 was over ***. The price index value of paper and paper products increased by about ** percent from the base year of 2012. An overall increase in the price index was seen over the years from financial year 2013 in the country.

In 2024, the Indian printing and writing paper market decreased by -4.8% to $6.1B for the first time since 2020, thus ending a three-year rising trend. Overall, the total consumption indicated a perceptible expansion from 2012 to 2024: its value increased at an average annual rate of +4.6% over the last twelve-year period. The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period.

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In fiscal year 2024, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for pulp, paper, and paperboard was nearly *****. This means that the prices for this commodity increased by over ** percent from the base year of 2012.

China Purchasing Price Index: Timber and Paper Pulp data was reported at 97.700 Prev Year=100 in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 96.900 Prev Year=100 for 2023. China Purchasing Price Index: Timber and Paper Pulp data is updated yearly, averaging 102.000 Prev Year=100 from Dec 1986 (Median) to 2024, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 143.100 Prev Year=100 in 1988 and a record low of 95.800 Prev Year=100 in 2009. China Purchasing Price Index: Timber and Paper Pulp data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Inflation – Table CN.IE: Purchasing Price Index.

In Feburary 2023, pulp prices rose by 2.2% to $925 per ton (FOB, US) compared to the the previous month.

China Producer Price Index: Paper data was reported at 96.900 Prev Year=100 in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 94.200 Prev Year=100 for 2023. China Producer Price Index: Paper data is updated yearly, averaging 100.845 Prev Year=100 from Dec 1979 (Median) to 2024, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 144.500 Prev Year=100 in 1995 and a record low of 94.100 Prev Year=100 in 1998. China Producer Price Index: Paper data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Inflation – Table CN.IE: Producer Price Index.

Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Industry: Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing: Corrugated Shipping Containers for Paper and Allied Products (PCU32221132221102) from Mar 1980 to Sep 2025 about fiber, paper, manufacturing, PPI, industry, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

The industrial producer price index (PPI) of pulp, paper, and paperboard manufactured in Italy peaked at *** in October 2022, after having grown steadily since the end of 2020. Pulp and paper PPI experienced a decrease in 2023, but was on an increasing trend in 2024 and 2025, reaching *** in April 2025. As it can be expected, the PPI of paper products manufactured in Italy showed a similar trend.

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In August 2024, the producer price index (PPI) for the manufacture of paper and paper products was *****. Over the documented period, the producer price index of paper fluctuated in Denmark, but has generally increased since 2020.

Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Commodity: Pulp, Paper, and Allied Products: Packaging and Industrial Converting Paper (WPU091303) from Jun 1981 to Sep 2025 about paper, commodities, PPI, industry, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

European Union - Producer prices in industry: Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard was 119.90 points in September of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Producer prices in industry: Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard - last updated from the EUROSTAT on December of 2025. Historically, European Union - Producer prices in industry: Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard reached a record high of 130.00 points in October of 2022 and a record low of 76.70 points in November of 2005.

India Wholesale Price Index: 82p: Average: Manufactured Products: Paper and Paper Products: Paper and Pulp data was reported at 399.700 1981-1982=100 in Mar 2000. This records an increase from the previous number of 381.700 1981-1982=100 for Feb 2000. India Wholesale Price Index: 82p: Average: Manufactured Products: Paper and Paper Products: Paper and Pulp data is updated monthly, averaging 218.500 1981-1982=100 from Apr 1982 (Median) to Mar 2000, with 216 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 399.700 1981-1982=100 in Mar 2000 and a record low of 103.300 1981-1982=100 in Jun 1982. India Wholesale Price Index: 82p: Average: Manufactured Products: Paper and Paper Products: Paper and Pulp data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Inflation – Table IN.IH134: Wholesale Price Index: 1981-82=100: Manufactured Products: Paper and Paper Products. Rebased from 1981-82=100 to 1993-94=100. Replacement series ID: 19641501

The global toilet paper market totaled $82.5B in 2024, flattening at the previous year. In general, the total consumption indicated a perceptible increase from 2012 to 2024: its value increased at an average annual rate of +4.0% over the last twelve years. The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. Based on 2024 figures, consumption decreased by -0.2% against 2022 indices.