Steel Products Prices North America
Weekly Raw Steel Production Rises after 3 Weeks of Declines
Written by Brett Linton
July 19, 2016
For the week ending July 15, 2016, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,746,000 net tons of raw steel, a 2.0 percent increase over the previous week but a 0.2 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 74.7 percent, up from 73.2 percent last week and up from 73.2 percent this time last year.
Estimated total raw steel produced for 2016 YTD is reported to be 49,200,000 tons, down 0.8 percent from the 49,573,000 tons produced during the same period in 2015. The average capacity utilization rate for 2016 YTD is estimated to be 72.5 percent, up from 72.3 percent for 2015 YTD.
Week-over-week changes per district are as follows: Northeast at 205,000 tons, up 4,000 tons. Great Lakes at 696,000 tons, up 21,000 tons. Midwest at 158,000 tons, down 3,000 tons. South at 612,000 tons, up 16,000 tons. West at 75,000 tons, down 4,000 tons. Total production was 1,746,000 tons, up 34,000 tons.
About Weekly Raw Steel Production Data
The weekly raw steel production tonnage provided by the AISI is estimated. The figures are compiled from weekly production tonnage provided by 50 percent of the domestic producers combined with monthly production data for the remainder. Therefore, this report should be used primarily to assess production trends. The monthly AISI production report provides a more detailed summary of steel production based on data supplied by companies representing over 75 percent of U.S. production capacity.
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