US pulp and paper firms set best profit margin on record as third quarter sales and earnings advance

摘要

As third quarter US real gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 3.5% outpaced its historical average and continued an above-trend rate, US pulp and paper companies' most recent filings showed they generated the highest industry-wide profit margin PPI Pulp & Paper Week has recorded since it began tracking publicly-traded firms' financial performance 15 years ago.