Preliminary North American printing and writing (P&W) paper shipments for July show slightly weaker-than-expected comparisons on both a month/month basis and yr/yr basis, Wilde reports. The most obvious weak spot, he notes, was in uncoated free sheet.
"Coated paper volumes remain positive, but the y/y gains were smaller than we have seen in recent months," Wilde’s comments were based on data recently released by AF&PA, Washington, D.C., USA.
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