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Steel Shipments in US Fall in July: AISI
Written by Ethan Bernard
September 6, 2023
Steel shipments in the US were down year over year and sequentially in July, according to the latest data from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).
Domestic steel shipments in July totaled 7,550,446 net tons, down 1.4% from the 7,655,692 net tons shipped the previous month, and off 1.6% from the 7,676,083 net tons shipped in July 2022, AISI said.
Year to date (YTD) through July, shipments stood at 51,866,292 net tons, falling 3.3% vs. shipments of 53,649,221 net tons for the same period a year earlier, according to AISI data.
Comparing YTD shipments in the first seven months of 2023 to the same time frame the previous year shows the following: hot-rolled sheet (+4%); cold-rolled sheet (-1%); and corrosion-resistant sheet (-2%).
 
			    			
			    		Ethan Bernard
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