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AISI: US steel shipments slip in September

Written by Ethan Bernard

November 5, 2024

Domestic steel shipments decreased both year over year and month over month in September.

US steel mills shipped 7,083,141 short tons (st) in September, according to the the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). That represents a 2.9% drop from the 7,292,562 st shipped in August. It’s also off 1.2% from the 7,169,942 st shipped in September 2023.

Year-to-date shipments through September stood at 65,296,115 st. That’s down 3.6% from 67,734,001 st in the same 2023 comparison.

Comparing YTD shipments for the first nine months of 2024 with those a year earlier shows: cold-rolled sheet, up 4%; corrosion-resistant steel, off 1%; and hot-rolled steel, down 5%.

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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