COST BENCHMARKS
Planning values for labour, energy, consumables and cycle times, with the formulas that turn them into cost per garment.
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BenchmarkBeginner
Average electricity and gas prices for print shops
Industrial energy price bands and what they mean per printed garment.
6 min01/07/2026
BenchmarkBeginner
Average labour cost by country
Loaded hourly cost of a print operator across key European and North American markets.
6 min01/07/2026
BenchmarkIntermediate
Typical consumption benchmarks: pretreatment, ink, film and powder
Grams, millilitres and square metres per garment — the numbers that build digital cost.
7 min25/06/2026
BenchmarkIntermediate
Typical setup, registration and cycle times
Time benchmarks that decide short-run profitability.
6 min25/06/2026