U.S. P&W Paper Shipments Rise in August
Total U.S. printing and writing (P&W) paper shipments increased 3% in August compared with August 2009, according to AF&PA's August 2010 Printing-Writing Paper Report. Two of the four major printing-writing grades posted increases compared with last August. U.S. purchases (shipments + imports – exports) of P&W papers increased slightly, up nearly 1% in August. Total P&W paper inventory levels increased 2% from July 2010.
Some additional key findings include:
- Uncoated free sheet year-to-date shipments trail 2009 for first time this year
- Coated free sheet shipments increase year-over-year for the tenth consecutive month
- Coated mechanical shipments turn negative year-over-year for first time in the past ten months
- Uncoated mechanical shipments increase year-over-year for eighth consecutive month.
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