Paper Market Outlook — Stocks Are on the Rise

The latest paper report from Foex Indexes Ltd. backs up these assessments. It notes that, in the U.S., 2004 shipment numbers were above 2003 totals in all main grades except for newsprint, but this growth slowed toward the end of the year. Price increases momentum is easing off in North America after several increases during 2004, the report concludes.