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Total U.S. paper and paperboard production in February of 6.6 million tons was 5.9% lower than February of 2001, according to statistics from the American Forest & Paper Assn. (AF&PA).
U.S. paper production was 3.2 million tons in February, while board production totaled 3.5 million tons. The figures represent a decrease of 8.3% for paper production, and a 3.7% decrease in board production from February 2001 figures.
U.S. market pulp production decreased 1.6% on a year-over-year basis in February to 604,000 tons.
Canadian newsprint shipments totaled 591,000 mtons in February, a 15.5% decrease from February 2001.
U.S. uncoated free-sheet production was 964,000 tons in February, down 10.3% from February 2001 output. Coated paper production declined 5.4% in February to 683,000 tons.
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Latest month (000 short tons)
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% change from year ago
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Annualized year-to-date (000 short tons)
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% change from year ago
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PAPER AND PAPERBOARD PRODUCTION1
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Newsprint
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February
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461
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-15.1
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978
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-15.8
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Uncoated groundwood (s)
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February
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111
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-5.1
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224
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-8.9
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Coated paper (s)
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February
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683
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-5.4
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1,430
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-6.7
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Uncoated free-sheet7
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February
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964
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-10.3
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2,011
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-9.7
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Other printing/writing7
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February
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102
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-6.4
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205
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-13.5
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Total packaging and other paper
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February
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347
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-7.7
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712
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-6.4
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Tissue
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February
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536
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-2.2
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1,117
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-2.6
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Total paper
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February
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3,203
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-8.3
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6,677
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-8.7
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Unbleached kraft paperboard
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February
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1,059
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-7.0
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2,237
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-6.2
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Semichemical medium
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February
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424
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0.0
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886
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-2.5
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Bleached paperboard
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February
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421
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1.0
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840
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-1.8
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Recycled paperboard
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February
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1,192
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-3.5
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2,496
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-2.1
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Total paperboard
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February
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3,547
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-3.7
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7,407
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-3.5
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Total paper and paperboard5
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February
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6,750
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-5.9
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14,084
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-6.0
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PULP, WASTEPAPER, AND FIBER2
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Total woodpulp production
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February
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4,367
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-5.3
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9,036
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-6.7
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Market pulp production
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February
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604
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-1.6
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1,308
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1.3
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Wastepaper consumption at paper/board mills
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January
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2,937
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-2.2
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n.a.
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CONVERTED PRODUCTS STATISTICS3
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Corrugated box shipments (billion ft2)6
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February
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28.864
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-1.9
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60.455
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-3.1
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Containerboard inventories at mills/plants(actual)
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February
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2,725
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-9.4
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE2
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U.S. paper imports (including products)
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January
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n.a.
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n.a.
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n.a.
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Imports of Canadian newsprint
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January
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n.a.
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n.a.
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n.a.
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U.S. paper exports (including products)
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January
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n.a.
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n.a.
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n.a.
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Exports of unbleached kraft liner
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January
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n.a.
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n.a.
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n.a.
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Exports of woodpulp
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February
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n.a.
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n.a.
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n.a.
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CANADIAN STATISTICS4 (reported in metric tons)
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Total newsprint shipments6 (metric tons)
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February
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591
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-15.5
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1,228
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-16.9
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Operating rates, %
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February
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90
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-8.2
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88
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-9.3
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Inventories held by U.S. consumers6
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February
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1,170
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-17.7
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2,370
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-8.6
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Woodpulp shipments6
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February
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841
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1.2
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1,701
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4.1
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Operating rates, %
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February
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94
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1.1
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95
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(s) = Shipments. n.a. = not available. 1. American Forest & Paper Assn. 2. AF&PA. 3. Fibre Box Assn., AF&PA. 4. Pulp and Paper Products Council. 5. Includes construction 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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