WASHINGTON - The American Forest & Paper Association has released its January 2014 Printing-Writing Paper Report.

According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 8 percent in January compared to January 2013, with decreases in all four printing-writing grades.

Additional key findings:

• Uncoated free sheet (UFS) paper shipments in January decreased 11percent compared to January 2013, with inventories increasing 5 percent over December levels.
• January coated free sheet (CFS) papers shipments decreased 4 percentcompared to the same period in 2013 to 323,000 tons.
• Uncoated mechanical (UM) paper shipments decreased 2 percent in January, the first year-over-year decline in the past seven months.
• Coated mechanical (CM) shipments of 231,400 tons in January decreased 10percent compared to January 2013.

The report can be purchased by contacting Caroline Nealon at [email protected] or 202-463-2448.