AISI: January steel shipments up from December, down vs prior year

US steel mill shipments increased in January vs. December but fell from a year earlier,

Domestic steel mills shipped 7,384,454 short tons (st) in January, up 4.3% from 7,082,921 st in December, according to the latest data from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

But that is a 2.3% decrease from the 7,555,270 st shipped in January of last year.

Comparing January shipments to the same month a year earlier, cold-rolled sheet was up 8%, and hot-rolled sheet and corrosion-resistant sheet each rose 4%, respectively.

AISI shipments data cover 35 total product groups, of which the listed products above are some of the top categories and represent the majority of shipments.

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.