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U.S. P&W Paper Shipments Decline

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Total printing and writing (P&W) paper shipments decreased 6.8% in July compared with July 2010, according to the AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) July 2011 Printing-Writing Paper Report. All four major P&W grades posted decreases compared with last July. U.S. purchases (shipments + imports – exports) of P&W papers decreased 4% in July. Total P&W paper inventory levels increased 6% compared with June 2011.

Some points of interest from the report include:

  • June exports of uncoated free sheet (UFS) increased year-over-year for the fourth consecutive month
  • Purchases of coated free sheet (CFS) decreased for the fourth time this year
  • Coated mechanical (CM) exports increased year-over-year for the first time in 2011
  • Uncoated mechanical (UM) shipments decreased year-over-year for the fourth consecutive month.

 

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