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Total U.S. paper and paperboard production was 7.7 million tons in February, a 3.3% increase from the year-ago month, according to the American Forest & Paper Assn. (AF&PA). Year-to-date, production is up 3.6% at 16 million tons
U.S. paper production was 3.7 million tons in February while board production totaled 4 million tons. The figures represent increases of 3.8% and 2.9%, respectively, from 1999 levels.
U.S. market pulp production increased 6.2% in February to 700,000 tons. Year-to-date, production is up 10.8% at 1.5 million tons.
Imports of newsprint from Canada totaled 613,000 tons in February, a 7.4% increase from the year-ago month.
Wastepaper consumption at paper/board mills was 2.9 million tons in February, down 1.8% from February 1999.
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Latest month (000 short tons) |
% change from year ago |
Annualized year-to-date (000 short tons) |
% change from year ago |
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| Newsprint** |
February |
577 |
1.9% |
1,246 |
4.4% |
| Uncoated groundwood (s) |
February |
164 |
10.8 |
322 |
5.2 |
| Coated paper (s) |
February |
728 |
1.7 |
1,502 |
2.5 |
| Uncoated free-sheet 7 |
February |
1,168 |
5.0 |
2,272 |
0.7 |
| Other printing/writing 7 |
February |
132 |
9.1 |
263 |
11.4 |
| Total packaging and other paper |
February |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Tissue |
February |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Total paper |
February |
3,691 |
3.8% |
7.500 |
2.6% |
| Unbleached kraft paperboard |
February |
1,791 |
103.5 |
3,751 |
–0.8 |
| Semichemical medium |
February |
481 |
10.1 |
1,012 |
12.1 |
| Bleached paperboard |
February |
482 |
10.0 |
989 |
11.5 |
| Recycled paperboard |
February |
1,277 |
4.4 |
2,757 |
7.5 |
| Total paperboard |
February |
4,030 |
2.9% |
8,509 |
4.5% |
| Total paper and paperboard 5 |
February |
7,721 |
3.3% |
16,008 |
3.6% |
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| Total woodpulp production |
February |
5,196 |
7.0% |
10,717 |
5.9% |
| Market pulp production |
February |
700 |
6.2 |
1,467 |
10.8 |
| Wastepaper consumption at paper/board mills |
February |
2,870 |
–1.8 |
6,027 |
–1.7 |
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| Corrugated box shipments (billion ft2)6 |
February |
33,436 |
1.5% |
64,575 |
0.4% |
| Containerboard inventories at mills/plants(actual) |
February |
3,153 |
18.5 |
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| U.S. paper imports * |
January |
1,585 |
12.5% |
1,585 |
12.5% |
| Imports of Canadian newsprint |
January |
613 |
7.4 |
571 |
7.4 |
| U.S. paper exports * |
January |
977 |
7.1 |
977 |
7.1 |
| Exports of unbleached kraft liner |
January |
253 |
–7.7 |
253 |
–7.7 |
| Exports of woodpulp |
January |
503 |
14.6 |
949 |
15.9 |
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| Total newsprint shipments 6 (mtons) |
February |
743 |
4.2% |
15,144 |
948.0% |
| Operating rates, % |
February |
95 |
–1.0 |
95 |
–1.0 |
| Inventories held by U.S. consumers 6 |
February |
1,290 |
–1.5 |
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Woodpulp
shipments 6 |
February |
942 |
9.5 |
1,926 |
14.2 |
| Operating rates, % |
February |
101 |
5.2 |
101 |
6.3 |
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| **Year 2000 newsprint data compiled by Pulp & Paper Products Council and therefore are not fully comparable to 1999 data, which were compiled by the AF&PA.(s) = Shipments. n.a. = not available. 1. American Forest &Paper Assn. 2. AF&PA, Bureau of Census, American Pulpwood Assn. 3. Fibre Box Assn., Paperboard Packaging Council. 4. Canadian Pulp and Paper Assn. 5. Includes con-struction and wet machine grades. 6.Not annualized. 7.Categories have been revised: thin papers, previously included under the “other printing/writing” category, is now part of uncoated free-sheet. “Other printing/writing” now encompasses only bristols and cotton fiber papers. |
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