The
American Forest & Paper Association has released its May 2013
Printing-Writing Paper Report.
According
to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments were down 7 percent
compared to May 2012, with total inventory levels increasing 1 percent from
April. Additional key findings:
Coated
mechanical (CM) shipments in May decreased 13 percent compared to May
2012. Shipments of CM are down 12 percent for the year, with imports
through April up 14 percent.
May shipments of
coated free sheet (CFS) papers decreased 2 percent compared to May 2012,
with year-to-date CFS shipments up less than 1 percent compared to 2012.
Imports of CFS papers increased 22 percent in April compared to the same
period last year.Uncoated free sheet (UFS) paper shipments decreased 5 percent year-over-year in May. For the year, shipments are down 4 percent in 2013. Imports of UFS in April increased 26 percent compared to April 2012.
May uncoated mechanical (UM) paper shipments decreased 11 percent when compared to May 2012, with year-over-year imports through April up 5 percent.
