What Numera Analytics does

Numera Analytics is a privately held macroeconomic and sectoral research firm headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, with regional offices in Buenos Aires, Brussels, Beijing, and the United Kingdom, serving multinational corporations, global investors, financial institutions, and government agencies. The firm combines econometric and quantitative modeling with deep sector expertise across twelve verticals—Oil and Gas, Cellulose Fibers, Specialty Fibers & Derivatives, Textiles & Apparel, Consumer Staples, Construction Materials, Commodity Chemicals, Specialty Chemicals, Bio-Chemicals, Industrial Packaging, Consumer Packaging, and Publishing & Graphic Papers—to deliver 5-year probability forecasts updated quarterly, unbiased containerboard price estimates derived from border transactions, exhaustive global capacity project lists, and a Latin America primary data collection program where trade associations are unwilling or unable to gather data.

The firm's technology stack centers on probabilistic forecasting models linked to global macro and energy models, surfaced through the Numera Online platform, which provides searchable historical market data, trade, demographics, exchange rates, and economic indicators with visualization and Excel download capabilities. A multidisciplinary team of economists and industry specialists—fluent in ten languages and including staff with central-bank, mining, and forest-economics backgrounds—operates the quant group and editorial production.

Commercially, Numera monetizes through two streams: recurring research subscriptions covering macro strategy and sectoral coverage delivered via the online platform with analyst support, and custom research projects encompassing market studies, segmentation, feasibility studies, and primary research for strategic planning. Distribution is sales-led through regional client directors covering the Americas, EMEA, and Asia, supplemented by thought-leadership channels including webinars, industry event sponsorship, and partnerships with organizations such as CPPP, PPPC European members, Bloomberg Intelligence, and Vertical Research Partners.

Name

Numera Analytics

Legal name

Numera Analytics

Website

https://numeraanalytics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Numera Analytics is a Montreal-headquartered macroeconomic and sectoral research firm combining econometric forecasting with deep sector expertise across pulp, paper, packaging, chemicals, and energy, serving multinational corporations, global investors, financial institutions, and government agencies via subscriptions, custom research, and proprietary data programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic and Market Research Services

NAICS

Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (541910), Marketing Consulting Services (541613)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Analytics & Business Intelligence Services (BPAHALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Competitive & Market Intelligence (Competitive Tracking, TAM/SAM/SOM) (MPAAALAL)

Keywords

• Macroeconomic research
• Sectoral market analysis
• Commodity price forecasting
• Financial market research
• Custom research services

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Research Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to sectoral and macroeconomic research reports, forecasts, databases, and online platform. Includes regular reporting, analyst support, and access to online platform
2. Custom Research: Custom research projects providing comprehensive and objective analysis for strategic planning, including market studies, market segmentation, feasibility studies, primary research, client needs assessments, and presentations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Numera Analytics provides subscription-based macroeconomic and sectoral research covering twelve industry verticals including oil and gas, cellulose fibers, specialty fibers, textiles and apparel, consumer staples, construction materials, commodity and specialty chemicals, bio-chemicals, industrial and consumer packaging, and publishing and graphic papers. Its offerings include recurring research reports and analyst support, custom research projects for strategic planning, a self-serve online data platform (Numera Online), and primary data collection programs in markets such as Latin America.

Product overview

Numera Analytics is a global provider of macroeconomic and sectoral research offering a comprehensive research and analytics platform. The company's core offering includes macro research services (G2H Macro series with industrial production, manufacturing, and retail sales forecasts), sectoral analysis across 12 industry sectors (Oil and Gas, Cellulose Fibers, Specialty Fibers & Derivatives, Textiles & Apparel, Consumer Staples, Construction Materials, Commodity Chemicals, Specialty Chemicals, Bio-Chemicals, Industrial Packaging, Consumer Packaging, Publishing & Graphic Papers), custom research capabilities, and the Numera Online client portal platform for accessing reports, databases, and forecasts. The company operates a primary data collection program for Latin American corrugated markets and provides probabilistic forecasting methodologies for commodity and financial market analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Numera Online: Online platform providing searchable historical market data, prices, trade, demographics, exchange rates, and key economic indicators

Products and services

• Macro Research (G2H Macro Series) Recurring macroeconomic research practice covering the world economy and all major asset classes (developed and emerging market equities and FICC), including industrial production, manufacturing, and retail sales forecasts, designed for institutional investors and corporate strategy teams.
• Sectoral Analysis Coverage Subscription-based sectoral research across twelve industries—Oil and Gas, Cellulose Fibers, Specialty Fibers and Derivatives, Textiles and Apparel, Consumer Staples, Construction Materials, Commodity Chemicals, Specialty Chemicals, Bio-Chemicals, Industrial Packaging, Consumer Packaging, and Publishing and Graphic Papers—delivering forecasts, capacity data, trade flows, and analyst-supported coverage for multinational corporations.
• Custom Research Bespoke research projects delivering comprehensive and objective analysis for strategic planning, including market studies, market segmentation, feasibility studies, primary research, client needs assessments, and presentations tailored to client requirements.
• Numera Online Platform Web-based client platform offering searchable historical market data, prices, trade flows, demographics, exchange rates, and key economic indicators with data visualization and Excel download capabilities for Numera's subscription clients.
• Latin America Corrugated Data Collection Program Membership program providing high-frequency, granular market data and analysis from primary sources for the Latin American and Caribbean corrugated containerboard markets; available to corrugated box plants with manufacturing facilities in the region and as a subscription for companies without such facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5-year probability forecasts updated quarterly for commodity and specialty chemicals prices
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• CPPP (Conférence des Producteurs de Papiers Graphiques)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial association with CPPP making Numera recognized as a leading expert and primary source of information for global graphic paper and publishing sectors. Provides coverage of 100% of global production and demand for printing, writing, and newsprint papers.
• PPPC (Paper & Paperboard Packaging Council) European MemberscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManages services provided to PPPC's European-based members, providing market coverage for graphic papers, consumer packaging, and pulp sectors.
• Bloomberg IntelligencemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint webinar collaboration on key issues facing corrugated packaging markets, pulp markets, and recovered fiber markets in North America and Europe.
• Vertical Research PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint webinar collaboration on corrugated packaging trends, pulp market analysis, and recovered paper market dynamics.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• RISI: RISI is the most directly comparable competitor, providing global pulp, paper, and packaging market intelligence, price reporting, and forecasts. It overlaps almost completely with Numera's pulp/paper/packaging coverage and serves the same multinational corporate clients.
• Fisher International: Fisher International specializes in pulp and paper industry benchmarking, cost analysis, and strategic consulting. It is a direct peer in the pulp/paper intelligence niche with similar buyer personas (multinational pulp/paper producers).
• CRU Group: CRU provides subscription-based commodity research and price benchmarks across chemicals, fertilizers, and mining. It is a direct peer in commodity/specialty chemical sectoral analysis with overlapping forecasting and analyst-support models.
• Fastmarkets: Fastmarkets (formerly Fastmarkets MB/PPI) provides commodity price reporting and market analysis across pulp, paper, packaging, metals, and chemicals. It directly competes with Numera's price-reporting products and sectoral coverage.
• Argus Media: Argus Media covers commodity markets with price benchmarks, news, and analytics across energy, chemicals, and agriculture. It is a direct peer in commodity price intelligence with overlap in chemicals and packaging-adjacent sectors.
• Wood Mackenzie: Wood Mackenzie provides commercial intelligence for energy, metals, and chemicals markets with deep macro-to-sector integration. Comparable to Numera in combining macroeconomic context with sector-specific forecasting and serving enterprise and investor clients.
• Oxford Economics: Oxford Economics provides global macroeconomic and sectoral forecasts, industry models, and subscription research. Highly comparable to Numera's macro + sectoral research offering, including econometric forecasting and custom research for enterprises and financial institutions.
• Capital Economics: Capital Economics provides independent macroeconomic research and forecasts for institutional investors and corporations. It directly parallels Numera's macro research practice, including asset-class coverage and probabilistic scenario analysis.

Broad incumbents

• S&P Global Commodity Insights: S&P Global Commodity Insights (formerly Platts) is a broad incumbent covering energy, chemicals, metals, and agriculture with price benchmarks, data, and research. It overlaps with Numera's commodity coverage but operates at much larger scale across many verticals.
• Bloomberg Intelligence: Bloomberg Intelligence is Bloomberg's in-house research arm covering macro, equities, and commodities. It is both a partner (joint webinars) and a broad incumbent competing for the same institutional research dollars Numera targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/numeraanalytics
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCxRoGkV8OiTnL8bqh0dK6hQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/NumeraAnalytics
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/numera-analytics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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