The IPA is committed to providing publishers’ associations around the world with analysis which they can use to promote the sector. The IPA’s Data and Statistics Committee, chaired by Pranav Gupta (Prints Publications, India), co-operates with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and others to improve the availability of economic data on the sector as well as data on other aspects of publishing such as VAT-rates, use of the fixed book price system, diversity within the sector etc.