U.S. P&W Paper Shipments Decline
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Total U.S. printing and writing (P&W) paper shipments decreased 9% in April compared with April 2010, according to the AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) April 2011 Printing-Writing Paper Report released this week. All four major P&W grades posted decreases compared with last April. U.S. purchases (shipments + imports – exports) of P&W papers decreased 5% in April. Total P&W paper inventory levels increased 3% compared with March 2011.
Some points of interest from the report include:
- March exports of uncoated free sheet (UFS) increased year-over-year for the first time in eight months
- Inventory of coated free sheet (CFS) increased for the third time this year in April
- The coated mechanical (CM) inventory month-over-month increase is in the double digits for the second time this year
- Uncoated mechanical (UM) shipments were down in the double digits year-over-year for the first time since November 2009.
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