Steel Products

Steel Shipments in US Fall in July: AISI

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

Ethan Bernard is managing editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years, starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA. in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.