AISI: Domestic steel shipments slip in June

US steel shipments fell both on-year and month over month in June, according to the latest figures from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

Domestic steel shipments totaled 7,152,135 short tons (st) in June. That’s down 3.8% from 7,431,201 st in May, and off 6.6% from the 7,655,692 st shipped one year earlier.

Year-to-date (YTD) shipments through the first six months of 2024 stood at 43,759,681 st, down 3.9% from the same period last year.

Comparing YTD shipments through June to the first six months of 2023 shows: cold-rolled sheet, up 4%; corrosion-resistant steel, down 2%; and hot-rolled steel, off 4%.

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.

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