Business

State of the Industry Reports

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The National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers' (NAPIM) State of the Industry reports are prepared by the NAPIM Management Information Committee on an annual basis. These reports are presented yearly at the NAPIM Annual Convention.

U.S. Bureau of Census

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The Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) provides sample estimates of statistics for all manufacturing establishments with one or more paid employee by industrial sector. The most recent data is for calendar year 2016. Read more

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - PPI

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The Producer Price Index (PPI) program measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. The prices included in the PPI are from the first commercial transaction for many products and some services. Visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics website here. The most recent PPI data for printing inks and printing ink raw materials is summarized here.

U.S. Foreign Trade Data

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2020 USMCA Read more
2019 Chinese tariffs and the ink industry Read more
NAPIM tracks printing imports and exports by weight on a monthly basis. The following page presents information regarding trade classifications and trade data for the printing ink industry. Read more .

U.S. Energy Costs

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NAPIM tracks energy prices on a monthly basis. The data is provided by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The Energy Information Administration researches, collects and disseminates information on energy topics. Read more .