Paper Market Outlook — Stocks Are on the Rise

While he sees at least the potential for a surprise, such as the exchange rate developing into a financial issue, Leclair expects it to be a relatively stable year for the paper market overall.

Don Jones, director of purchasing at Malloy Inc., offers a similar assessment from the printer's perspective. He regularly updates the company's book publisher clientele on trends in the paper market through its "Malloy Quarterly" newsletter. The shop primarily buys coated offset grades in rolls and sheets for its sheetfed and web press arsenal.