U.S. P&W Paper Shipments Decline

Total U.S. printing and writing (P&W) paper shipments decreased 2% in October compared with October 2011, primarily driven by declines in uncoated mechanical shipments, according to the AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) recently released October 2012 Printing-Writing Paper Report. Additional key findings of the report include:

October shipments of coated free sheet papers increased year-over-year for the fifth time in the past 12 months, reaching the highest level since September 2010
Shipments of uncoated free sheet paper in October increased 2% over the same period in 2011, with mill inventories at the lowest level since July 1995

October uncoated mechanical paper shipments decreased 23% compared with October 2011, with YTD shipments down 16% relative to the previous year.

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