U.S. Printing-Writing Paper Shipments Down
According to the American Forest & Paper Association's October 2008 Printing-Writing Report, total printing writing paper shipments decreased 12.7% in October compared to October 2007, while the month of August witnessed a decline of 11.2%. U.S. purchases of printing writing papers dropped 14.1% in October versus year-ago. Total printing-writing paper inventory levels remained essentially flat, decreasing 300 tons from September....