US Print-writing Paper Shipments Increases in May

US Print-writing Paper Shipments Increases in May

Following declines in the past several months, total printing-writing paper shipments in the U.S. increased 11 percent in May compared to May 2020.

According to the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), U.S. purchases of total printing-writing papers increased six percent in May compared to the same month last year. Total printing-writing paper inventory levels remained essentially flat (+0.3 percent) when compared to April 2021.

Some other highlights include:

• Uncoated free sheet (UFS) paper shipments increased 22 percent compared to May 2020 while the inventory level increased two percent compared to April 2021. UFS imports and exports both increased compared to April 2020, up 10 percent and 25 percent respectively.
• S. purchases of coated free sheet (CFS) papers in May decreased 16 percent compared to last May while the inventory level decreased one percent compared to April 2021. CFS imports decreased 14 percent while exports increased 32 percent in April 2021.
• Coated mechanical (CM) paper shipments decreased 14 percent compared to May 2020 while the inventory level increased one percent compared to April 2021. CM imports decreased 17 percent while exports increased five percent in April 2021.
• S. purchases of uncoated mechanical (UM) papers in May increased 16 percent compared to last May while the inventory level decreased 15 percent compared to April 2021. UM imports increased 10 percent while exports decreased 17 percent in April 2021.

Related:

• US Printing-writing Paper Shipments Continued to Decline in April
• US Printing-writing Paper Shipments Continues to Decrease

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