As early as in Paperworld China 2009 China International Stationery and Office Supplies Exhibition (Shanghai Frankfurt Stationery Exhibition) Press Conference, Frankfurt Exhibition Company said the future of the global stationery industry went towards durable, functional and emotional.
The global stationery market has been hit by the financial crisis, according to the Frankfurt Exhibition Company, the organizer of the China International Stationery and Office Supplies Exhibition. Global Stationery sales growth in 2008 was 4.1 percentage points lower than the previous year. For this year, similarly, it is still expected to be slightly lower than that of last year whereas it is in 2010 to be the same as that of this year.
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