U.S. P&W Paper Shipments Decline
Total U.S. printing and writing (P&W) paper shipments decreased 6% in February compared with February 2010, according to the AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) February 2011 Printing-Writing Paper Report, All four major P&W paper grades posted decreases compared with last February. U.S. purchases (shipments + imports - exports) of P&W papers also decreased 6% in February. Total P&W paper inventory levels increased 2% compared with January 2011.
Some points of interest from the report include:
- Uncoated free sheet (UFS) inventory increased m/m for the fifth consecutive month
- The y/y decrease of coated free sheet (CFS) shipments ended a streak of increases at 15 consecutive months
- Purchases of coated mechanical (CM) decreased y/y for the sixth consecutive month
- Uncoated mechanical (UM) y/y shipments declined for the second month.
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