U.S. P&W Paper Shipments up 1% from 2011
U.S. P&W Paper Shipments up 1% from 2011 Total U.S. printing and writing (P&W) paper shipments increased 1% in May compared with May 2011, according to the AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) May 2012 Printing-Writing Paper Report. Shipments for the two coated P&W grades posted year-over-year increases compared with last May, while shipments for the two uncoated grades declined. U.S. purchases (shipments + imports – exports) of P&W papers decreased 1% in May. Total P&W paper inventory levels also changed by 1%, decreasing compared with last month.
Additional key findings include:
- Shipments of coated free sheet (CFS) papers increased the most among the four P&W grades year-over-year (the increase is the largest since September 2010)·
- Shipments of coated mechanical (CM) papers also increased the largest year-over-year since September 2010·
- Shipments of uncoated free sheet (UFS) papers decreased year-over-year by less than 1%·
- Uncoated mechanical (UM) paper shipments continue to decline year-over-year, following on the heels of 15 consecutive year-over-year increases from January 2010 through March 2011; average growth during those 15 months was 17%.
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