据美国林纸学会举行的第42届年度产量预测显示,美国纸和纸板的产量在2002～2004年间将保持略微增长的态势,年平均增长率为0.4%。2001年的产量将会下降1.3个百分点,这是纸产品总量破纪录增长后出现的首次下滑。美国国内纸和纸板的产量在1980～1997年度间,年平均增长率为2.5%,199 According to the 42nd annual production forecast held by the US Forest and Paper Society, the output of US paper and paperboard will maintain a slight increase from 2002 to 2004, with an average annual growth rate of 0.4%. Production in 2001 will drop by 1.3 percentage points, which is the first decline after a record increase in total paper products. In the United States, the production of paper and paperboard in the 1980-1997 period, the average annual growth rate of 2.5%,199