Kraft Paper Shipments Down 3.3% in March

Some notes taken from session with American Forest and Paper Association
>Kraft paper shipments decreased by 3.3% compared to February 2009, a decline of 3600 tons.
>Total Kraft paper inventory increased 10.3% in March, 7300 tons higher than February.
>Total Unbleached Kraft shipments dropped by 3.7% from last month, and 29.5% compared to March 2008.
>The total Unbleached Kraft inventory increased 15.5% from last month.
>The total shipments of Unbleached Kraft Bag & Sack decreased 16.3% compared to February 2009, and 32.8% decrease compared to the same month of last year.
>Unbleached Kraft Converting shipments increased 4.5% in March compared to February 2009. The total year-to-date of 2009 shipments had an increase of 2.5%.
>Total Bleached Kraft shipments had a slight increase of 0.9% compared to last month, and a drop of 30.7% compared to March 2008.
>The total Bleached Kraft inventory dropped 7.5%, 1200 tons lower than February 2009.