The American Forest & Paper Association has released its July 2013 Printing-Writing
Paper Report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments
were within 1 percent of the comparable shipments of July 2012, with total
inventory levels increasing 3 percent from June.
June coated free sheet (CFS) papers shipments of 322,600
tons brought the year-to-date CFS shipments essentially flat compared to 2012.
U.S. imports of CFS papers increased 21 percent year-over-year in June. Uncoated
free sheet (UFS) paper shipments increased 2 percent year-over-year in July.
For the year, shipments are down 3 percent in 2013. Imports of UFS were flat
compared to June 2012, with exports of UFS up 10 percent. July uncoated
mechanical (UM) paper shipments decreased 3 percent when compared to July 2012,
with year-over-year imports through June up 6 percent. UM exports are up 11
percent in 2013 compared to the first six months of 2012. Coated mechanical
(CM) shipments in July decreased 6 percent, the sixth consecutive month of
year-over-year decreases. Shipments of CM are down 12 percent for the year,
with imports down 3 percent year-over-year in June.
The complete report with detailed tables, charts, and
historical data can be purchased by contacting Caroline Nealon at
Statistics_Publications@afandpa.org or 202-463-2448.