Total Printing-Writing Paper Shipments Show Double-Digit Declines
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U.S. purchases (shipments + imports – exports) of printing-writing papers decreased 16 percent in March. Total printing-writing paper inventory levels increased slightly, up just one percent compared to February 2012.
Additional key findings include:
- March 2012 shipments of uncoated free sheet (UFS) papers were the only grade down less than double-digits. As a point of reference, March 2011 shipments of UFS were the highest since October 2008. UFS year-to-date shipments down two percent.
- Shipments of coated free sheet (CFS) papers decreased year over year by a double-digit percentage for just the third time since 2009. CFS year-to-date shipments down four percent.
- Compared to a very strong March 2011, coated mechanical (CM) paper shipments showed the greatest year-over-year decline of the four grades.
- Uncoated mechanical (UM) paper purchases down sharply partly as a result of UM imports hitting their lowest level since February 1997.
Source: AF&PA.
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