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2020-2025 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Market Report - Production and Consumption Professional Analysis (Impact of COVID-19)

July 2021 | 98 pages | ID: 233AB13375D9EN
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This report elaborates the market size, market characteristics, and market growth of the Arts and Crafts Tools industry, and breaks down according to the type, application, and consumption area of Arts and Crafts Tools. The report also conducted a PESTEL analysis of the industry to study the main influencing factors and entry barriers of the industry.

In Chapter 3.4 of the report, the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the industry was fully assessed. Fully risk assessment and industry recommendations were made for Arts and Crafts Tools in a special period. This chapter also compares the markets of Pre COVID-19 and Post COVID-19.
In addition, chapters 8-12 consider the impact of COVID-19 on the regional economy.

Key players in the global Arts and Crafts Tools market covered in Chapter 13:
Pentel
Pelikan Holding
Mundial SA
FILA Group
Fiskars
Crayola
Shanghai M&G Stationery
Westcott
Faber-Castell
Societe BIC
Kokuyo Camlin
Newell Brands
Staples Inc
Office Depot
Pilot-Pen
Beifa Group

In Chapter 6, on the basis of types, the Arts and Crafts Tools market from 2015 to 2025 is primarily split into:
Color Pencil & Pen
Crayon
Art Marker
Craft Tools

In Chapter 7, on the basis of applications, the Arts and Crafts Tools market from 2015 to 2025 covers:
Home Use
Commercial Use
Educational Use
Other

Geographically, the detailed analysis of production, trade of the following countries is covered in Chapter 4.2, 5:
United States
Europe
China
Japan
India

Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate of the following regions are covered in Chapter 8, 9, 10, 11, 12:
North America (Covered in Chapter 8)
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe (Covered in Chapter 9)
Germany
UK
France
Italy
Spain
Others
Asia-Pacific (Covered in Chapter 10)
China
Japan
India
South Korea
Southeast Asia
Others
Middle East and Africa (Covered in Chapter 11)
Saudi Arabia
UAE
South Africa
Others
South America (Covered in Chapter 12)
Brazil
Others

Years considered for this report:
Historical Years: 2015-2019
Base Year: 2019
Estimated Year: 2020
Forecast Period: 2020-2025
1 ARTS AND CRAFTS TOOLS MARKET - RESEARCH SCOPE

1.1 Study Goals
1.2 Market Definition and Scope
1.3 Key Market Segments
1.4 Study and Forecasting Years

2 ARTS AND CRAFTS TOOLS MARKET - RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2.1 Methodology
2.2 Research Data Source
  2.2.1 Secondary Data
  2.2.2 Primary Data
  2.2.3 Market Size Estimation
  2.2.4 Legal Disclaimer

3 ARTS AND CRAFTS TOOLS MARKET FORCES

3.1 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
3.2 Top Impacting Factors (PESTEL Analysis)
  3.2.1 Political Factors
  3.2.2 Economic Factors
  3.2.3 Social Factors
  3.2.4 Technological Factors
  3.2.5 Environmental Factors
  3.2.6 Legal Factors
3.3 Industry Trend Analysis
3.4 Industry Trends Under COVID-19
  3.4.1 Risk Assessment on COVID-19
  3.4.2 Assessment of the Overall Impact of COVID-19 on the Industry
  3.4.3 Pre COVID-19 and Post COVID-19 Market Scenario
3.5 Industry Risk Assessment

4 ARTS AND CRAFTS TOOLS MARKET - BY GEOGRAPHY

4.1 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Market Value and Market Share by Regions
  4.1.1 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Value ($) by Region (2015-2020)
  4.1.2 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Value Market Share by Regions (2015-2020)
4.2 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Market Production and Market Share by Major Countries
  4.2.1 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Production by Major Countries (2015-2020)
  4.2.2 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Production Market Share by Major Countries (2015-2020)
4.3 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Market Share by Regions
  4.3.1 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption by Regions (2015-2020)
  4.3.2 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption Market Share by Regions (2015-2020)

5 ARTS AND CRAFTS TOOLS MARKET - BY TRADE STATISTICS

5.1 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Export and Import
5.2 United States Arts and Crafts Tools Export and Import (2015-2020)
5.3 Europe Arts and Crafts Tools Export and Import (2015-2020)
5.4 China Arts and Crafts Tools Export and Import (2015-2020)
5.5 Japan Arts and Crafts Tools Export and Import (2015-2020)
5.6 India Arts and Crafts Tools Export and Import (2015-2020)
5.7 ...

6 ARTS AND CRAFTS TOOLS MARKET - BY TYPE

6.1 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Production and Market Share by Types (2015-2020)
  6.1.1 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Production by Types (2015-2020)
  6.1.2 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Production Market Share by Types (2015-2020)
6.2 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Value and Market Share by Types (2015-2020)
  6.2.1 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Value by Types (2015-2020)
  6.2.2 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Value Market Share by Types (2015-2020)
6.3 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Production, Price and Growth Rate of Color Pencil & Pen (2015-2020)
6.4 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Production, Price and Growth Rate of Crayon (2015-2020)
6.5 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Production, Price and Growth Rate of Art Marker (2015-2020)
6.6 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Production, Price and Growth Rate of Craft Tools (2015-2020)

7 ARTS AND CRAFTS TOOLS MARKET - BY APPLICATION

7.1 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption and Market Share by Applications (2015-2020)
  7.1.1 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption by Applications (2015-2020)
  7.1.2 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption Market Share by Applications (2015-2020)
7.2 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption and Growth Rate of Home Use (2015-2020)
7.3 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption and Growth Rate of Commercial Use (2015-2020)
7.4 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption and Growth Rate of Educational Use (2015-2020)
7.5 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption and Growth Rate of Other (2015-2020)

8 NORTH AMERICA ARTS AND CRAFTS TOOLS MARKET

8.1 North America Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
8.2 United States Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
8.3 Canada Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
8.4 Mexico Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
8.5 The Influence of COVID-19 on North America Market

9 EUROPE ARTS AND CRAFTS TOOLS MARKET ANALYSIS

9.1 Europe Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
9.2 Germany Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
9.3 United Kingdom Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
9.4 France Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
9.5 Italy Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
9.6 Spain Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
9.7 The Influence of COVID-19 on Europe Market

10 ASIA-PACIFIC ARTS AND CRAFTS TOOLS MARKET ANALYSIS

10.1 Asia-Pacific Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
10.2 China Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
10.3 Japan Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
10.4 South Korea Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
10.5 Southeast Asia Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
10.6 India Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
10.7 The Influence of COVID-19 on Asia Pacific Market

11 MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA ARTS AND CRAFTS TOOLS MARKET ANALYSIS

11.1 Middle East and Africa Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
11.2 Saudi Arabia Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
11.3 UAE Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
11.4 South Africa Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
11.5 The Influence of COVID-19 on Middle East and Africa Market

12 SOUTH AMERICA ARTS AND CRAFTS TOOLS MARKET ANALYSIS

12.1 South America Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
12.2 Brazil Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size
12.3 The Influence of COVID-19 on South America Market

13 COMPANY PROFILES

13.1 Pentel
  13.1.1 Pentel Basic Information
  13.1.2 Pentel Product Profiles, Application and Specification
  13.1.3 Pentel Arts and Crafts Tools Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.2 Pelikan Holding
  13.2.1 Pelikan Holding Basic Information
  13.2.2 Pelikan Holding Product Profiles, Application and Specification
  13.2.3 Pelikan Holding Arts and Crafts Tools Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.3 Mundial SA
  13.3.1 Mundial SA Basic Information
  13.3.2 Mundial SA Product Profiles, Application and Specification
  13.3.3 Mundial SA Arts and Crafts Tools Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.4 FILA Group
  13.4.1 FILA Group Basic Information
  13.4.2 FILA Group Product Profiles, Application and Specification
  13.4.3 FILA Group Arts and Crafts Tools Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.5 Fiskars
  13.5.1 Fiskars Basic Information
  13.5.2 Fiskars Product Profiles, Application and Specification
  13.5.3 Fiskars Arts and Crafts Tools Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.6 Crayola
  13.6.1 Crayola Basic Information
  13.6.2 Crayola Product Profiles, Application and Specification
  13.6.3 Crayola Arts and Crafts Tools Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.7 Shanghai M&G Stationery
  13.7.1 Shanghai M&G Stationery Basic Information
  13.7.2 Shanghai M&G Stationery Product Profiles, Application and Specification
  13.7.3 Shanghai M&G Stationery Arts and Crafts Tools Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.8 Westcott
  13.8.1 Westcott Basic Information
  13.8.2 Westcott Product Profiles, Application and Specification
  13.8.3 Westcott Arts and Crafts Tools Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.9 Faber-Castell
  13.9.1 Faber-Castell Basic Information
  13.9.2 Faber-Castell Product Profiles, Application and Specification
  13.9.3 Faber-Castell Arts and Crafts Tools Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.10 Societe BIC
  13.10.1 Societe BIC Basic Information
  13.10.2 Societe BIC Product Profiles, Application and Specification
  13.10.3 Societe BIC Arts and Crafts Tools Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.11 Kokuyo Camlin
  13.11.1 Kokuyo Camlin Basic Information
  13.11.2 Kokuyo Camlin Product Profiles, Application and Specification
  13.11.3 Kokuyo Camlin Arts and Crafts Tools Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.12 Newell Brands
  13.12.1 Newell Brands Basic Information
  13.12.2 Newell Brands Product Profiles, Application and Specification
  13.12.3 Newell Brands Arts and Crafts Tools Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.13 Staples Inc
  13.13.1 Staples Inc Basic Information
  13.13.2 Staples Inc Product Profiles, Application and Specification
  13.13.3 Staples Inc Arts and Crafts Tools Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.14 Office Depot
  13.14.1 Office Depot Basic Information
  13.14.2 Office Depot Product Profiles, Application and Specification
  13.14.3 Office Depot Arts and Crafts Tools Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.15 Pilot-Pen
  13.15.1 Pilot-Pen Basic Information
  13.15.2 Pilot-Pen Product Profiles, Application and Specification
  13.15.3 Pilot-Pen Arts and Crafts Tools Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.16 Beifa Group
  13.16.1 Beifa Group Basic Information
  13.16.2 Beifa Group Product Profiles, Application and Specification
  13.16.3 Beifa Group Arts and Crafts Tools Market Performance (2015-2020)

14 MARKET FORECAST - BY REGIONS

14.1 North America Arts and Crafts Tools Market Forecast (2020-2025)
14.2 Europe Arts and Crafts Tools Market Forecast (2020-2025)
14.3 Asia-Pacific Arts and Crafts Tools Market Forecast (2020-2025)
14.4 Middle East and Africa Arts and Crafts Tools Market Forecast (2020-2025)
14.5 South America Arts and Crafts Tools Market Forecast (2020-2025)

15 MARKET FORECAST - BY TYPE AND APPLICATIONS

15.1 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Market Forecast by Types (2020-2025)
  15.1.1 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Market Forecast Production and Market Share by Types (2020-2025)
  15.1.2 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Market Forecast Value and Market Share by Types (2020-2025)
15.2 Global Arts and Crafts Tools Market Forecast by Applications (2020-2025)
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

Figure Arts and Crafts Tools Picture
Table Arts and Crafts Tools Key Market Segments
Figure Study and Forecasting Years
Figure Global Arts and Crafts Tools Market Size and Growth Rate 2015-2025
Figure Industry PESTEL Analysis
Figure Global COVID-19 Status
Figure Market Size Forecast Comparison of Pre COVID-19 and Post COVID-19
Figure Global Arts and Crafts Tools Value ($) and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Table Global Arts and Crafts Tools Value ($) by Countries (2015-2020)
Table Global Arts and Crafts Tools Value Market Share by Regions (2015-2020)
Figure Global Arts and Crafts Tools Value Market Share by Regions in 2019
Figure Global Arts and Crafts Tools Production and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Table Global Arts and Crafts Tools Production by Major Countries (2015-2020)
Table Global Arts and Crafts Tools Production Market Share by Major Countries (2015-2020)
Figure Global Arts and Crafts Tools Production Market Share by Regions in 2019
Figure Global Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Table Global Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption by Regions (2015-2020)
Table Global Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption Market Share by Regions (2015-2020)
Figure Global Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption Market Share by Regions in 2019
Table Global Arts and Crafts Tools Export Top 3 Country 2019
Table Global Arts and Crafts Tools Import Top 3 Country 2019
Table United States Arts and Crafts Tools Export and Import (2015-2020)
Table Europe Arts and Crafts Tools Export and Import (2015-2020)
Table China Arts and Crafts Tools Export and Import (2015-2020)
Table Japan Arts and Crafts Tools Export and Import (2015-2020)
Table India Arts and Crafts Tools Export and Import (2015-2020)
Table Global Arts and Crafts Tools Production by Types (2015-2020)
Table Global Arts and Crafts Tools Production Market Share by Types (2015-2020)
Figure Global Arts and Crafts Tools Production Share by Type (2015-2020)
Table Global Arts and Crafts Tools Value by Types (2015-2020)
Table Global Arts and Crafts Tools Value Market Share by Types (2015-2020)
Figure Global Arts and Crafts Tools Value Share by Type (2015-2020)
Figure Global Color Pencil & Pen Production and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Global Color Pencil & Pen Price (2015-2020)
Figure Global Crayon Production and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Global Crayon Price (2015-2020)
Figure Global Art Marker Production and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Global Art Marker Price (2015-2020)
Figure Global Craft Tools Production and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Global Craft Tools Price (2015-2020)
Table Global Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption by Applications (2015-2020)
Table Global Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption Market Share by Applications (2015-2020)
Figure Global Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption Share by Application (2015-2020)
Figure Global Home Use Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Global Commercial Use Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Global Educational Use Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Global Other Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure North America Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Table North America Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption by Countries (2015-2020)
Table North America Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)
Figure North America Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)
Figure United States Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Canada Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Mexico Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure North America COVID-19 Status
Figure Europe Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Table Europe Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption by Countries (2015-2020)
Table Europe Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)
Figure Europe Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)
Figure Germany Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure United Kingdom Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure France Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Italy Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Spain Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Europe COVID-19 Status
Figure Asia-Pacific Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Table Asia-Pacific Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption by Countries (2015-2020)
Table Asia-Pacific Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)
Figure Asia-Pacific Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)
Figure China Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Japan Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure South Korea Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Southeast Asia Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure India Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Asia Pacific COVID-19 Status
Figure Middle East and Africa Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Table Middle East and Africa Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption by Countries (2015-2020)
Table Middle East and Africa Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)
Figure Middle East and Africa Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)
Figure Saudi Arabia Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure UAE Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure South Africa Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure South America Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Table South America Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption by Countries (2015-2020)
Table South America Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)
Figure South America Arts and Crafts Tools Consumption Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)
Figure Brazil Arts and Crafts Tools Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Table Pentel Company Profile
Table Pentel Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Pentel Production and Growth Rate
Figure Pentel Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Pelikan Holding Company Profile
Table Pelikan Holding Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Pelikan Holding Production and Growth Rate
Figure Pelikan Holding Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Mundial SA Company Profile
Table Mundial SA Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Mundial SA Production and Growth Rate
Figure Mundial SA Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table FILA Group Company Profile
Table FILA Group Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure FILA Group Production and Growth Rate
Figure FILA Group Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Fiskars Company Profile
Table Fiskars Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Fiskars Production and Growth Rate
Figure Fiskars Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Crayola Company Profile
Table Crayola Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Crayola Production and Growth Rate
Figure Crayola Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Shanghai M&G Stationery Company Profile
Table Shanghai M&G Stationery Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Shanghai M&G Stationery Production and Growth Rate
Figure Shanghai M&G Stationery Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Westcott Company Profile
Table Westcott Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Westcott Production and Growth Rate
Figure Westcott Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Faber-Castell Company Profile
Table Faber-Castell Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Faber-Castell Production and Growth Rate
Figure Faber-Castell Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Societe BIC Company Profile
Table Societe BIC Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Societe BIC Production and Growth Rate
Figure Societe BIC Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Kokuyo Camlin Company Profile
Table Kokuyo Camlin Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Kokuyo Camlin Production and Growth Rate
Figure Kokuyo Camlin Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Newell Brands Company Profile
Table Newell Brands Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Newell Brands Production and Growth Rate
Figure Newell Brands Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Staples Inc Company Profile
Table Staples Inc Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Staples Inc Production and Growth Rate
Figure Staples Inc Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Office Depot Company Profile
Table Office Depot Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Office Depot Production and Growth Rate
Figure Office Depot Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Pilot-Pen Company Profile
Table Pilot-Pen Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Pilot-Pen Production and Growth Rate
Figure Pilot-Pen Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Beifa Group Company Profile
Table Beifa Group Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Beifa Group Production and Growth Rate
Figure Beifa Group Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Figure North America Market Consumption and Growth Rate Forecast (2020-2025)
Figure Europe Market Consumption and Growth Rate Forecast (2020-2025)
Figure Asia-Pacific Market Consumption and Growth Rate Forecast (2020-2025)
Figure Middle East and Africa Market Consumption and Growth Rate Forecast (2020-2025)
Figure South America Market Consumption and Growth Rate Forecast (2020-2025)
Table Global Arts and Crafts Tools Market Forecast Production by Types (2020-2025)
Table Global Arts and Crafts Tools Market Forecast Production Share by Types (2020-2025)
Table Global Arts and Crafts Tools Market Forecast Value ($) by Types (2020-2025)
Table Global Arts and Crafts Tools Market Forecast Value Share by Types (2020-2025)
Table Global Arts and Crafts Tools Market Forecast Consumption by Applications (2020-2025)
Table Global Arts and Crafts Tools Market Forecast Consumption Share by Applications (2020-2025)


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