Newsprint Transaction Prices

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(Eastern U.S. Prices)

Year	Price¹ (per metric ton)
`1970`	`$176`
`1971`	`184`
`1972`	`191`
`1973`	`200`
`1974`	`248`
`1975`	`301`
`1976`	`304`
`1977`	`331`
`1978`	`348`
`1979`	`384`
`1980`	`430`
`1981`	`472`
`1982`	`485`
`1983`	`465`
`1984`	`496`

Year	Price¹ (per metric ton)
`1985`	`$500`
`1986`	`490`
`1987`	`548`
`1988`	`601`
`1989`	`564`
`1990`	`553`
`1991`	`530`
`1992`	`440`
`1993`	`453`
`1994`	`466`
`1995`	`658`
`1996`	`632`
`1997`	`546`
`1997`	`587`

¹Prices cited are yearly averages for 48.8 gram standard newsprint.

Source: Resource Information Systems Inc.


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