McCarthy, P., Lei, L., Shifts in Regional Consumption for the Pulp ...

Regional Pulp and Paper ConsumptionReal GDP Growth By Region 2002 2003 2004 2005Advanced EconomiesUS 1.9% 3.0% 4.4% 3.4%Euro Area 0.8% 0.5% 2.2% 2.2%Japan -03% 0.3% 25% 2.5% 44% 4.4% 23%2.3%UK 1.8% 2.2% 3.4% 2.5%Canada 3.4% 2.0% 2.9% 3.1%Other Advanced Economies 3.6% 2.4% 4.3% 3.5%Newly Industrialized AsianEconomies 5.0% 3.0% 5.5% 4.0%Other Emerging Markets 4.8% 6.1% 6.6% 5.9%Africa 3.5% 4.3% 4.5% 5.4%Central and Eastern Europe 4.4% 4.5% 5.5% 4.8%Commonwealth of IndependentStates 5.4% 7.8% 8.0% 6.6%Developing Asia 66% 6.6% 77% 7.7% 76% 7.6% 69%6.9%Middle East 4.3% 6.0% 5.1% 4.8%38 Latin America TAPPI, November -0.1%2006 1.8% 4.6% 3.6%