U.S. P&W Paper Shipments Decrease

Printing and writing (P&W) paper shipments in the U.S. were down 6% in November 2013 compared with November 2012, the AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) reports in its recently released November 2013 Printing-Writing Paper Report. Total P&W paper inventory levels increased 4% from October 2013. Additional key findings include:

Coated mechanical (CM) shipments in November 2013 decreased 10% compared with November 2012. Shipments of CM were down 10% for the year in 2013. Exports of CM increased 24% in October.

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