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 131.6 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 3.2 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 137 million metric tons of paper and paperboard, compared with the 58 million metric tons consumed by the United States, the next highest nation by consumption of paper and paperboard.
This statistic the Producer Price Index (PPI) of paper and paper products in the United Kingdom (UK) as an annual average output price from 2009 to 2023. The average output price index of paper sold by manufacturers in the UK has fluctuated in this time period. In 2023 the indexed value measured at 135.
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United Kingdom Import Price Index: BoP: MM: Paper & Paperboard data was reported at 104.000 2013=100 in Jul 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 103.000 2013=100 for Jun 2017. United Kingdom Import Price Index: BoP: MM: Paper & Paperboard data is updated monthly, averaging 83.000 2013=100 from Jan 1998 (Median) to Jul 2017, with 235 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 104.000 2013=100 in Jul 2017 and a record low of 75.000 2013=100 in Feb 2004. United Kingdom Import Price Index: BoP: MM: Paper & Paperboard data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.I034: Foreign Trade Price Index: 2013=100: By Commodity. Rebased from 2013=100 to 2015=100 Replacement series ID: 391900677
This statistic illustrates the annual producer price index of paper and paper products manufactured in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2019. The producer price index for these good reached a peak in 2019 at 114.3 points.
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United Kingdom PPI: Input: Manufacture of Pulp Paper and Paper products, Publis data was reported at 117.900 2000=100 in Aug 2008. This stayed constant from the previous number of 117.900 2000=100 for Jul 2008. United Kingdom PPI: Input: Manufacture of Pulp Paper and Paper products, Publis data is updated monthly, averaging 99.700 2000=100 from Jan 1991 (Median) to Aug 2008, with 212 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 117.900 2000=100 in Aug 2008 and a record low of 91.600 2000=100 in Aug 1992. United Kingdom PPI: Input: Manufacture of Pulp Paper and Paper products, Publis data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.I018: Producer Price Index: SIC 2003: 2005=100: Input.
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United Kingdom PPI: Output: 90=100: Pulp, Paper and Paper Products data was reported at 120.400 1990=100 in Aug 1998. This records a decrease from the previous number of 121.200 1990=100 for Jul 1998. United Kingdom PPI: Output: 90=100: Pulp, Paper and Paper Products data is updated monthly, averaging 104.950 1990=100 from Jan 1990 (Median) to Aug 1998, with 104 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 132.300 1990=100 in Oct 1995 and a record low of 97.900 1990=100 in Jan 1990. United Kingdom PPI: Output: 90=100: Pulp, Paper and Paper Products data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.I019: Producer Price Index: SIC 2003: 2005=100: Output.
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This report analyses producer prices for paper and paperboard. The report measures the gross sector output (GSO) prices from all industries in the pulp, paper, and paperboard sector. The data is sourced from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in addition to estimates by IBISWorld. The annual figures represent the average value of the index over each financial year. The index base year in 2015, such that the average over the 2015 calendar year is 100.
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Euro Area - Producer prices in industry: Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard was 117.20 points in April of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Producer prices in industry: Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Euro Area - Producer prices in industry: Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard reached a record high of 145.70 points in October of 2022 and a record low of 79.30 points in August of 2009.
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United Kingdom PPI: Input: 90=100: Paper & Paper Products, Publishing, Printing data was reported at 93.600 1990=100 in Aug 1998. This records a decrease from the previous number of 94.400 1990=100 for Jul 1998. United Kingdom PPI: Input: 90=100: Paper & Paper Products, Publishing, Printing data is updated monthly, averaging 97.250 1990=100 from Jan 1990 (Median) to Aug 1998, with 104 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 117.900 1990=100 in Dec 1995 and a record low of 91.300 1990=100 in Dec 1993. United Kingdom PPI: Input: 90=100: Paper & Paper Products, Publishing, Printing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.I018: Producer Price Index: SIC 2003: 2005=100: Input.
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United Kingdom PPI: Output: 90=100: Pulp, Paper & Paper Pdt, Publishing & Print data was reported at 119.600 1990=100 in Aug 1998. This records a decrease from the previous number of 119.900 1990=100 for Jul 1998. United Kingdom PPI: Output: 90=100: Pulp, Paper & Paper Pdt, Publishing & Print data is updated monthly, averaging 110.200 1990=100 from Jan 1990 (Median) to Aug 1998, with 104 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 124.000 1990=100 in Mar 1996 and a record low of 97.600 1990=100 in Jan 1990. United Kingdom PPI: Output: 90=100: Pulp, Paper & Paper Pdt, Publishing & Print data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.I019: Producer Price Index: SIC 2003: 2005=100: Output.
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The Paper and Paperboard Manufacturing industry faces the ever-growing threat and pressure of IT and telecommunications adoption, reducing paper usage. As such, over the five years through 2024-25, industry revenue is expected to slump at a compound annual rate of 2.3% to £3 billion. Some leading manufacturers, like AW UK Holdings Ltd, have exited the industry, while others have seen factory closures, like the Stoneywood paper mill in Aberdeen in 2022, contributing to the industry's downfall. Following some companies’ exits, the industry is consolidating, with many more prominent manufacturers acquiring smaller businesses. The COVID-19 outbreak in 2020-21 caused a large slump in industry revenue. Volatile commodity prices and weak downstream conditions, caused by forced business closures and more cautious consumer spending, led to widespread economic uncertainty and low investment. Industry imports and exports tanked amid supply chain disruption and trade restrictions off the back of the COVID-19 outbreak. The paper stationery manufacturing market and newspaper publishers took a huge hit, partly because of increased IT and telecommunication adoption, driven by a work-from-home trend that reduced paper consumption. Revenue is forecast to contract by 0.6% in 2024-25 and remain below pre-pandemic levels despite a promising revenue recovery after lockdown restrictions were lifted. Volatile wood pulp and paper prices, more immense regulatory pressures and supply chain disruption have caused industry profit to remain low. However, inflation stabilising in 2023-24 thanks to high interest rates limiting borrowing is rebuilding some consumer confidence in 2024-25. The ongoing shift towards electronic communications and media will continue to create challenging conditions for the industry over the coming years. In the short term, easing macroeconomic headwinds will support revenue prospects, especially as paper manufacturers start to re-invest their widening profit into the production process. Continuing investment in sustainability and automation practices within manufacturing facilities will put manufacturers in an excellent position to capitalise on a growing packaging and paper bag manufacturing market. As the plastic packaging tax escalates, paper manufacturers will sway customers away from unsustainable plastic bag manufacturers. Over the five years through 2029-30, industry revenue is forecast to creep upwards at a compound annual rate of 0.3% to exceed £3.1 billion.
(CDID: EVVL) Month - Producer price inflation time series (MM22) Producer Price Indices (PPIs) are a series of economic indicators that measure the price movement of goods bought and sold by UK manufacturers.
This bar chart illustrates the value of imports of pulp and waste paper to Belgium from the United Kingdom, annually between 2010 and 2018. In 2013, the value of pulp and waste paper imported to Belgium almost reached 2.8 million U.S. dollars.
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United Kingdom PPI: Input: Gross Sector: Pulp, Paper, Recording Media & Printing data was reported at 126.700 2005=100 in Sep 2013. This stayed constant from the previous number of 126.700 2005=100 for Aug 2013. United Kingdom PPI: Input: Gross Sector: Pulp, Paper, Recording Media & Printing data is updated monthly, averaging 104.200 2005=100 from Jan 1996 (Median) to Sep 2013, with 213 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 127.700 2005=100 in Jul 2011 and a record low of 98.200 2005=100 in Feb 2004. United Kingdom PPI: Input: Gross Sector: Pulp, Paper, Recording Media & Printing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.I016: Producer Price Index: SIC 2007: 2005=100: Input.
This bar chart illustrates the value of imports of pulp and waste paper from South Africa to the United Kingdom, annually between 2010 and 2018. In 2013, the value of pulp and waste paper imported from South Africa reached 24.6 million U.S. dollars.
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United Kingdom PPI: Input: Gross Sector: PR: Pulp, Paper & Paper Pdts data was reported at 115.000 2010=100 in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 114.600 2010=100 for May 2018. United Kingdom PPI: Input: Gross Sector: PR: Pulp, Paper & Paper Pdts data is updated monthly, averaging 0.000 2010=100 from Jan 1996 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 270 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 115.000 2010=100 in Jun 2018 and a record low of 0.000 2010=100 in Nov 2008. United Kingdom PPI: Input: Gross Sector: PR: Pulp, Paper & Paper Pdts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.I014: Producer Price Index: SIC 2007: 2010=100: Input.
This bar chart illustrates the value of imports of pulp and waste paper from the 27 European Union member states to the United Kingdom, annually between 2010 and 2018. In 2013, the value of pulp and waste paper imported from EU27 countries reached 425 million U.S. dollars.
This bar chart illustrates the value of imports of pulp and waste paper from the Netherlands to the United Kingdom, annually between 2010 and 2018. In 2013, the value of pulp and waste paper imported from the Netherlands reached 32 million U.S. dollars.
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In 2015, Recovered Paper exports peaked at 5M tons, but from 2016 to 2023, the exports remained at a slightly lower level. In terms of value, exports of Recovered Paper dropped significantly to $648M in 2023.
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 131.6 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 3.2 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 137 million metric tons of paper and paperboard, compared with the 58 million metric tons consumed by the United States, the next highest nation by consumption of paper and paperboard.