NAICS 32591 Printing Inks

These statistics are for the Printing Inks industry, based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 32591.

Principal Statistics
Year Establishments Shipments
($ millions)		 Employment Imports
($ millions)		 Exports
($ millions)
1 Industry Canada estimates
Source: Statistics Canada
Note: The step change in establishments observed in 2004 was due to a change by Statistics Canada in the minimum threshold size necessary for inclusion of establishments in the annual data. This change had only a minor impact on other principal statistics.
2003 71 454 1 796 154 74
2004 87 461 1 781 148 72
2005 91 430 1 376 147 66
2006 88 415 1 323 196 61
2007 83 429 1 348 198 51
2008 84 408 1 331 201 49
2009 75 367 1 162 209 37
2010  751  3501  1 0101 217 33

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing printing inks and ink jet inks, whether black or coloured. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of ink jet cartridges are included.

Exclusion(s): Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • manufacturing writing, drawing and stamping ink (32599, All Other Chemical Product Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing toners for photocopiers, laser printers and similar electrostatic printing devices (32599, All Other Chemical Product Manufacturing)
  • recycling ink jet cartridges (81121, Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance)

Examples: 

  • Inkjet cartridges
  • Inkjet inks
  • Printing inks
  • Screen process inks
  • Stencil inks