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Demand Continues to Fluctuate While Prices Remain Steady In April, there was a 10% increase in North American printing and writing (P&W) demand, with shipments reaching their highest level since January 2023. However, in May demand reversed course decreasing by...
What can you tell us about the recent postage price announcement? The pattern continues of price increases happening two times a year, one increase in January and one increase in July. In January we saw an increase of 1.2% for Marketing Mail. In early April, the USPS...
2024 kicked off with mills paying close attention to several variables that will shape the stability of the paper market: Lower order volumes Mills face the challenge of maintaining a balance between predicted lower order volumes and operational efficiency. Mills are...
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The paper market remains steady heading into the new year, a much different scenario than the beginning of 2023. Printing & writing (P&W) demand is expected to show a dramatic drop in 2023, perhaps as much as 27%. Part of this dramatic drop is the overstocking...
As we move closer to the new year, we can't help but be hopeful about the continued stability of the paper market. At the end of the quarter, although printer inventories have been worked down, there is still excess inventory in the supply chain while paper...
Currently, the paper market seems to be in a relative comfort zone, though market conditions will become tighter in the back half of 2023. The market dynamics are dramatically different than they were at this time last year. Weakening demand coupled with lower...
A breakdown of the USPS’s new Retargeting promotion The USPS is introducing a new incentive this year called Retargeting, active from September 1st through November 30th. This promotion gets your message to the right person at the right time by sending a postcard to a...
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