U.S. Paper and Board Revenues Decline in 2011

The U.S. paper and paperboard market had total revenue of $63.6 billion in 2011, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -2.7% between 2007 and 2011, according to a new report by Research and Markets, Dublin, Ireland, titled Paper and Paperboard in the United States. Market consumption volumes decreased with a CARC of -4% between 2007-2011, to reach a total of 74.6 million metric tons in 2011, the report notes.

The performance of the market is forecast to decline further but with a slower pace, with an anticipated CARC of -0.1% for the five-year period 2011 - 2016, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $63.3 billion by the end of 2016.

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