U.S. Containerboard production last month (July) increased 4.1% over June 2013 and 5.3% over the same month last year, as reported by AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA) in its recently released July 2013 U.S. Containerboard Statistics Report. The month-over-month average daily production increased 0.7%. 

The containerboard operating rate for July 2013 dropped 0.4 points from June 2013, from 99% to 98.6%.