Total U.S. Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Shipments Decreased One Percent in June 2023
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The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the June 2023 Packaging Papers Monthly report. According to the report, total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in June decreased 1% compared to June 2022. They were down 4% when compared to the same 6 months of 2022.
• Shipments of the biggest subgrade in bleached packaging papers — food wrapping — were 24,400 short tons for the month of June, down 15.7% year-to-date.
• The unbleached packaging papers operating rate was 83.2%, down 7.7 points from June 2022 and down 9.8 points year-to-date.
The complete report with detailed tables, charts and historical data can be purchased by contacting Kory Bockman at Statistics_Publications@afandpa.org or 202-463-4716.
