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How many pencils are sold in the US each year?
Each year, they produce an estimated 1.5 billion pencils, the bulk of which— about 1 billion—are those beloved yellow No.
How many pencils were made in the United States?
5 billion pencils
According to a report of the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association, 5 billion pencils were produced in the United States in 2006. Of these, 3.7 billion were basic wood-encased pencils consisting of wood, graphite lead, lacquer, embossed labeling, a bit of metal, and an eraser.
What country uses the most pencils?
China
Exports of pencils and crayons accounted for $1.64 billion. The use of pencils and crayons dates back to the 15th century when they were the only products used for writing….The World’s Top Producers of Pencils and Crayons.
| Rank | Country | Export Value (Millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 729.0 |
| 2 | Germany | 166.0 |
| 3 | Brazil | 105.0 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 90.6 |
How many people use pencils in the US?
Fact 33: 2 billion pencils are used by individuals in the USA each year. Excluding the Cedar tree, a standard tree can produce 170,000 pencils, which means the USA uses 82,000 trees a year just for pencils!
How many graphite pencils are sold in the US each year?
Thus my analysis indicates that perhaps only 66-67% (100% less 5% carpneter/cosmetic less 28-29% color pencils) or approximately 2.9 billion graphite pencils per year are sold in the US today. So even if 100% of graphite pencils were painted yellow only 2/3 of US pencil consumption would be yellow pencils.
How much do Yellow Pencils cost?
Today’s standard commodity yellow pencils cost about $0.10 per pencil at retail which is surprisingly the same as the price of a Ticonderoga, a Mirado and other high end brands 40, 50, 60 and even 70 years ago now.
What is the General Pencil Company?
Since 1889, the General Pencil Company has been converting huge quantities of raw materials (wax, paint, cedar planks, graphite) into products you can find, neatly boxed and labeled, in art and office-supply stores across the nation: watercolor pencils, editing pencils, sticks of charcoal, pastel chalks.
How many color pencils are imported to the US each year?
With about 1/3 of today’s pencils being produced domestically in the US and a full 2/3 imported from overseas this means that about 39% of the imported pencils are color pencils. This data supports the growth of color pencil consumption in the US over the past 15 years or so.