U.S. P&W Paper Shipments Decline
Total U.S. printing and writing (P&W) paper shipments decreased 7% in September compared with September 2011, according to the AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) September 2012 Printing-Writing Paper Report released this week. All four major P&W paper grades posted decreases compared with the previous period. The decrease in shipments followed the drop in U.S. purchases of P&W papers by 10% compared with September 2011.
Additional key findings include:
- August U.S. imports of coated free sheet (CFS) papers decreased year-over-year for the tenth time in the past 12 months
- August U.S. exports of uncoated free sheet (UFS) papers increased year-over-year by more than 20% – the third 20+ percent increase in 2012
- September shipments of coated mechanical (CM) papers reached the second highest monthly total for the year, but are still down year-over-year.
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