U.S. P&W Paper Shipments Decrease
Total printing and writing (P&W) paper shipments decreased 8% in September compared with September 2010, according to the AF&PA's (Washington, D.C., USA). September 2011 Printing-Writing Paper Report issued this week. All four major P&W grades posted decreases compared with last September. U.S. purchases (shipments + imports – exports) of P&W papers decreased 7% in September. Total P&W paper inventory levels decreased 2% compared with August 2011.
Some points of interest from the report include:
- August exports of uncoated free sheet (UFS) increased year-over-year for the sixth straight month
- Shipments of coated free sheet (CFS) decreased year-over-year for the tenth consecutive month
- Coated mechanical (CM) purchases decreased year-over-year for the sixth consecutive month
- Uncoated mechanical (UM) shipments decreased year-over-year for the sixth consecutive month following 15 consecutive months of year-over-year increases.
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