North American Newsprint Supply & Demand
| Thousands of Metric Tons | ||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 F | 2008 P | 2008 NET CHANGE | ||
| US CONSUMPTION | 9375 | 8767 | 7844 | 6915 | -929 | -11.8% |
| INVENTORY CHANGE | -89 | -93 | -129 | -1 | ||
| US DEMAND | 9286 | 8687 | 7718 | 6902 | -816 | -10.6% |
| CHANGE % | -6.4% | -6.4% | -11.2% | |||
| US SHIPMENTS TO US | 4346 | 4241 | 3911 | 3620 | -291 | -7.4% |
| US IMPORTS | 192 | 142 | 82 | 94 | 12 | 14.1% |
| US SHIPMENTS OFFSHORE | 515 | 461 | 527 | 532 | 5 | 0.9% |
| US CAPACITY | 5094 | 4971 | 4719 | 4519 | -200 | -4.2% |
| US OPERATING RATE | 96% | 95% | 95% | 92% | ||
| CAN. SHIPMENTS TO US | 4752 | 4302 | 3726 | 3188 | -538 | -14.4% |
| CANADIAN DEMAND | 1099 | 1074 | 1029 | 962 | -67 | -6.5% |
| CANADIAN TO OFFSHORE | 1973 | 1781 | 1879 | 1926 | 47 | 2.5% |
| TOTAL CAN. SHIPMENTS | 7789 | 7126 | 6603 | 6054 | -549 | -8.3% |
| CANADIAN CAPACITY | 8130 | 7495 | 7252 | 6247 | -1005 | -13.9% |
| RATIO SHIP/CAP | 96% | 95% | 91% | 97% | ||
| CDN SURPLUS | 377 | 547 | 582 | 210 | ||
| CDN OPERATING RATE | 96% | 95% | 92% | 96% | ||
| 1999 - 2008 TOTAL | ||||||
| US CONSUMPTION CHANGE | -523 | -608 | -923 | -929 | -4958 | |
| % CHANGE | -5.3% | -6.5% | -10.5% | -11.8% | -41.8% | |
| NA CAPACITY | 13224 | 12466 | 11971 | 10766 | ||
| NA CAPACITY CHANGE | -537 | -758 | -495 | -1205 | -5751 | |
| % CHANGE | -3.9% | -5.7% | -4.0% | -10.1% | -34.9% | |
All figures as of February 15, 2008. See Terms of Use for conditions of use of the above data.. Material Copyright © 2007 Alberta Newsprint Sales.