EghtesadOnline: Domestic demand for stationery has declined by 60-70% since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic around two years ago, which saw schools and universities closing down, according to the head of Tehran’s Stationery Sellers Association.

EghtesadOnline: Stationery prices have increased by 20% compared with last year due to the rise in production costs while demand for these products has dropped by 60-70% following school closures caused by the outbreak of coronavirus, Mahmoud Reza Sanatkar, the head of Stationery Producers’ Association, says.

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s 34 stationery producers have created jobs for a total of 5,000 people, according to the latest figures released by the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Trade.