Euro-Graph Publishes August Statistics of the European Graphic Papers Industry

Total European shipments of graphic papers were UP 0.3% vs. August 2016 and are down 0.4% year-to-date.
Total European shipments of newsprint were down 1.0% vs. August 2016 and are down 3.1% year-to-date.
Total European shipments of sc-magazine were down 0.8% vs. August 2016 and are UP 1.7% year-to-date.
Total European shipments of coated mechanical reels were down 0.6% vs. August 2016 and are down 1.0% year-to-date.
Total European shipments of uncoated mechanical were UP 2.3% vs. August 2016 and are UP 2.0% year-to-date.
Total European shipments of coated woodfree were UP 2.6% vs. August 2016 and are UP 1.6% year-to-date.
Total European shipments of uncoated woodfree were UP 0.8% vs. August 2016 and are down 0.3% year-to-date.
more detail at:  http://www.euro-graph.org/file/110236

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