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Paper Wholesaling in Washington

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: April 2025 NAICS WA42411

Paper Wholesaling in Washington industry analysis

The Paper Wholesaling industry in Washington is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million over the five years to 2025, while the national industry will likely decline at -x.x% during the same period. Industry establishments decreased an annualized -x.x% to x locations. Industry employment has decreased an annualized -x.x% to xx workers, while industry wages have decreased an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, the industry is expected to decline an annualized -x% to $x.x million, while the national industry is expected to decline -x.x%. Industry establishments are forecast to decline -x.x% to x locations. Industry employment is expected to decrease an annualized -x.x% to xx workers, while industry wages are forecast to decrease -x% to $x.x million.

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About the Paper Wholesaling in Washington Market Research Report

What’s Included in the Paper Wholesaling in Washington Market Research Report

Definition of the Paper Wholesaling in Washington?

Paper wholesalers purchase bulk writing paper from manufacturers, generally in rolls for further processing, and distribute them to other manufacturing industries, publishers and commercial printers. Wholesalers provide a service for paper manufacturers and users of paper products and charge a mark-up on all goods distributed.

What’s included in the Paper Wholesaling in Washington?

The Paper Wholesaling in Washington includes wholesale of bulk writing paper, wholesale of bulk newsprint, wholesale of bulk printing paper and wholesale of bulk groundwood paper. Related terms covered in the Paper Wholesaling in Washington industry report includes a heavyweight paper made by layering or laminating papers together to the desired level of thickness, a paper made with chemical pulps and occasional additions of up to 10.0% mechanical fiber (wood fibers), a paper that has been coated by a compound to impart certain qualities to the paper, including weight, surface gloss, smoothness or ink absorbency, a low-cost, nonarchival paper most commonly used to print newspapers, other publications and advertising material, paper that has a higher value than newsprint, but that is less costly than freesheet grades. it contains more than 10.0% of mechanical pulp and varying proportions of chemical pulp and fillers and the producer price index (ppi) the measures the average change in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.

Industry Performance of the Paper Wholesaling industry in Washington

Benchmark the Paper Wholesaling in Washington industry performance with all WA county and national performance.

Paper Wholesaling in Washington

#21 in Highest Revenue 0.8% of state's GDP
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)

Paper Wholesaling in the US


Revenue (2024)
Annual Growth (2019-24)
Annual Growth (2024-29)

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Key Drivers of the Paper Wholesaling industry in Washington

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Washington Economic Indicators

Population
Median Houshold Income
New Business Formation

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US Key External Drivers

Demand from printing
Percentage of business conducted online
Print advertising expenditure

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County Data of the Paper Wholesaling industry in Washington

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Key Statistics of the Paper Wholesaling industry in Washington

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What is the market size of the Paper Wholesaling industry in Washington in 2025?

The market size of the Paper Wholesaling industry in Washington is $87.9m in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Paper Wholesaling industry in Washington in 2025?

There are 9 businesses in the Paper Wholesaling industry in Washington, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -5.6% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Paper Wholesaling industry in Washington grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Paper Wholesaling industry in Washington has been declining at an average annual rate of -8.5% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Paper Wholesaling industry in Washington in 2025?

There are 50 employees in the Paper Wholesaling industry in Washington, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -5.4% from 2020 to 2025.