The data shows a forecast of the paper end-use market output in the U.S. from 2018 to 2023. Through 2021, the paper end-use market output is expected to increase by 0.4%.
U.S. paper market
It is expected that the paper end-use market output growth will reach a peak in 2019 at 0.6% and experience a growth rate of 0.1% from 2022 to 2023. The industry has been heavily criticized due to its unsustainable deforestation of old-growth forests and illegal practices in some regions, most notably in the Amazon Rainforest. Growth in the industry has also quickly expanded in countries like China and Russia where low wages and a lack of environmental consideration are common.
