Declines Continue in Printing-Writing Paper Shipments, Recovered Paper Consumption
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U.S. purchases (shipments + imports - exports) of printing-writing papers decreased 5 percent in December. Total printing-writing paper inventory levels increased 6 percent compared to November 2011.
Some points of interest from the report include:
- Exports of uncoated free sheet (UFS) increased year-over-year for the fourth time in the past six months.
- Shipments of coated free sheet (CFS) decreased year-over-year for the thirteenth consecutive month, following thirteen consecutive months of year-over-year increases.
- Coated mechanical (CM) shipments decreased for the ninth consecutive month.
- Uncoated mechanical (UM) shipments decreased year-over-year for the ninth consecutive month, following 15 consecutive months of year-over-year increases.
AF&PA members can access the full report on the AF&PA StatMill Website.
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