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January 16, 2026
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AF&PA Releases December 2025 Printing-Writing Monthly Report

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the December 2025 Printing-Writing Monthly report.

According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 11% in December compared to December 2024 and 8% on a year‑to‑date basis. Total printing-writing paper inventory levels decreased 2% when compared to November 2025.

Using the latest available trade data from the U.S. Census Bureau, October 2025, across the 3 major printing-writing categories – uncoated free sheet (UFS), coated free sheet (CFS), and mechanical (MECH) – purchases declined 14% in October, compared to October 2024. Individually, MECH purchases decreased the most, down 18% over the same time period.

A subscription to the complete report with detailed tables, charts and historical data can be purchased by contacting Kory Bockman at Statistics_Publications@afandpa.org or 202‑463‑4716.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) serves to advance public policies that foster economic growth, job creation and global competitiveness for a vital sector that makes the essential paper and packaging products Americans use every day. The U.S. forest products industry employs more than 925,000 people, largely in rural America, and is among the top 10 manufacturing sector employers in 44 states. Our industry accounts for approximately 4.7% of the total U.S. manufacturing GDP, manufacturing more than $435 billion in products annually. AF&PA member companies are significant producers and users of renewable biomass energy and are committed to making sustainable products for a sustainable future through the industry’s decades-long initiative — Better Practices, Better Planet 2030. 

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