(CFC1) Paper Industry Annual Capacity and Fiber Consumption, Price: $2,340
Aggregate U.S. capacity totals for major grades of paper, paperboard and wood pulp from a comprehensive annual survey of each U.S. mill. The report includes a summary of annual capacities; capacity by grade, both annual and at year-end, with available days and daily rate; historical capacities and announced capacity changes. The report also provides industry fiber consumption by type including wood pulp and recovered paper, as well as pulpwood. Also included in the report is recovered paper consumption by end-use, with a look at actual consumption as well as projected consumption for the next year. Definitions and concepts are supplied.
(PPB2) Paper Industry Annual Statistical Summary, Price: $3,650
Presents a broad range of U.S. paper industry statistics including production, consumption, capacity, and U.S. imports & exports. Also includes information about fiber usage, employment, wages and productivity, capital expenditures, and industry financial data. Presents long-term trends, with most data series showing 10-20 years of history. Useful web references, definitions and grade descriptions are also included in this report.
(PPB1) Paper Industry Quarterly, Price: $3,275 per year
Covers all major grades of paper, board, and pulp. Data elements include production, inventory, operating rates, recovered paper consumption, U.S. imports/exports, producer price index data, and some seasonally adjusted production data – all published as a monthly series. It is ideal for analysts who want a statistical overview of the paper industry in one report. However, it is not as timely or as detailed as AF&PA’s product-specific reports.
(I4) Paper Industry Monthly Imports-Exports, Price: $650 per year
Year-to-Date exports and imports of pulp, paper, paperboard, and converted products by world regions are available in this report. Included with the shipments are the dollar value and the percent changes over same time last year. Data are from U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division.
(I5) Paper Industry Annual Imports‐Exports, Price: $650
Presents five years of annual U.S. exports and imports of pulp, paper, paperboard, and converted products by world regions. Shipments reported in metric tons and U.S. dollars. Data are from U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division.
(I6) Paper Industry Imports‐Exports Dashboard, Price: $950
Presents year-to-date, plus two years of history, of U.S. exports and imports of pulp, paper, paperboard, and converted products in an intuitive dashboard format that allows for data filtering and visualization. Raw data is also included in an easy-to-load table format.
PAPERBOARD [Also see “Containerboard” and “Boxboard” below]
(IEM2) Paperboard Monthly Exports, Price: $650 per year
Year-to-Date exports for Kraft linerboard and bleached Kraft paperboard ranked by difference in shipments amounts. Includes dollar values. Data are from U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division.
(CB3) Containerboard Quarterly, Price: $4,650 per year [data set +$850]
Provides a wide range of relevant containerboard related data. Contains monthly and year-to-date production for virgin and recycled types of linerboard and medium; also data on domestic and export production, operating rates, and containerboard inventories at mills.
(CB1) Containerboard Quarterly Executive Summary, Price: $1,830 per year (CB3 subscribers only)
Presents production, operating rates and inventory of major containerboard groupings for the last five quarters, including current and prior year-to-date.
(CB8) Containerboard Annual Statistical Summary, Price: $2,240
Summary contains annual containerboard data, including production, inventory, and capacity by grade, over a 15-year period. [Purchase includes CB11.]
(CB11) Containerboard Basis Weight Survey, Price: include with CB8
Annual basis weight survey for linerboard and medium. Historical data over a 15-year period help identify shifts in basis weights.
(CB9) Containerboard Annual Time Series, Price: $2,220
Data used to evaluate long-term cyclical changes that are reflected in seasonally adjusted monthly industry data. Also provides a historical time series of both adjusted and unadjusted monthly data on containerboard production and inventory data over a 10-year period.
(PB2) Boxboard Quarterly Production, Price: $3,990 per year [data set +$850]
Monthly production data and operating rates for bleached paperboard, unbleached and recycled boxboard. Contains monthly and YTD data on domestic and export board production. Reports monthly boxboard production by end-use.
(PB13) Boxboard Quarterly Shipments, Price: $925 per year (PB2 subscribers only)
Companion to the “Solid Bleached Paperboard, Unbleached and Recycled Boxboard Monthly”, this reports contains monthly paperboard shipment and inventory data. The data are presented as shipment tons, billions of square feet, and average basis weights (calculated using total pounds divided by reported shipments in thousands of square feet).
(PB5) Boxboard Annual Time Series, Price: $1,880 per year
Report is used to evaluate long-term cyclical changes that are reflected in seasonally adjusted monthly industry data. Includes time series of both adjusted and unadjusted monthly production data over a 10-year period.
(PK1) Packaging Papers Monthly, Price: $3,790 per year [data set +$850]
Comprehensive report on all packaging paper grades produced in the U.S. 13 month and YTD shipments presented for all details grades. Mill inventories and operating rates for unbleached and bleached packaging papers. Imports of unbleached, bleached and other packaging papers.
(PW2) Printing-Writing Monthly, Price: $4,710 per year [data set +$850]
Shipments by grade and end-use as well as mill inventories for a 13-month period. Also contains import/export data as well as apparent demand information. The report is distributed on the 15th of each month.
(PW2F) ) P-W Uncoated Free Sheet Monthly, Price: included with PW2 subscription
Focused on the uncoated free sheet shipments by detailed grade; also includes mill inventories. Also contains UFS import/export data. The report is distributed on the 15th of each month.
(PW11) Printing‐Writing North American Offset‐Opaque Monthly, Price: $895 for PW2 subscribers; else $2,360 per year
Shipments of offset and opaque papers by grade from all North American mills; also mill inventories.
(PWTD) Printing-Writing Monthly Imports-Exports, Price: included with P-W dataset
Imports and exports for current month and YTD in tons; also dollars and dollars per ton. Data covers four printing-writing grades, Bristols, and Newsprint. Includes pivot tables and a data set. Data are from U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division.
(PW7) Printing-Writing Annual Time Series, Price: $2,220
Report is used to evaluate long-term cyclical changes that are reflected in seasonally adjusted industry data. Includes industry shipments for various printing-writing grades and end-uses.
(PW8A) Printing-Writing Annual Uncoated Free Sheet, Price: $895 for PW2 subscribers; $1,540 for non-subscribers
Industry shipments of uncoated free sheet by basis weight, rolls vs. sheets and cut-size, brightness and colors, and method of distribution.
(PW8C) Printing-Writing Annual Coated Papers, Price: $895 for PW2 subscribers; $1,540 for non-subscribers
Industry shipments of coated free sheet and coated mechanical by basis weight, rolls vs. sheets, finishes, method of distribution, and method of print.
(PW19) Printing-Writing Annual Statistical Summary, Price: $2,170
Industry shipments and U.S. purchases by grade; compared to GDP; sales volume by distribution channel; shipments by end-use; average gross value; capacity and derived production volumes; and import and export data.
(PR1) Recovered Paper Monthly, Price: $4,450 per year [data set +$850]
Total monthly consumption by U.S. paper mills of recovered paper, by major grade. Also includes monthly receipts, inventory, imports and exports of recovered paper by major grade.
(PR2) Recovered Paper Monthly Imports-Exports, Price: $2,580 per year
U.S. recovered paper exports by grade, year, month, U.S. port of embarkation and country of destination for last four years; historical exports by grade, year and destination for the past 10 years; monthly U.S. imports by grade, year, month, country of origin, and U.S. port of entry for the last four years; historical imports by grade, year and origin for the past 10 years. Includes summary tables, pivot tables, charts and a comprehensive data set. Data are from U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division.
(PR2EXEC) Recovered Paper Monthly Exports Summary, Price: $650 per year (PR2 subscribers only)
Features total export tons by grade, exports to the top five U.S. trade partners by grade and port, trend charts for the last 13 months, and comparison charts for the last six months and the same six months last year.
(PR3) Recovered Paper Annual Statistical Summary, Price: $1,550
Consumption of recovered paper by end-use and region for the five major grade categories within the U.S.; exports to the top destinations and for all U.S. ports of embarkation; U.S. recovery rate and utilization of recovered paper in paper and paperboard manufacture. Includes data for the past 10 years.
Revised February, 2021: Report availability, content, and prices subject to change without prior notification.