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Domestic steel shipments slipped in May: AISI

Written by Michael Cowden

July 3, 2025

US mills shipped slightly less steel in May than in April, according to the latest figures from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

Domestic mills shipped 7,507,349 short tons (st) of steel in May, down 1% from 7,580,635 st in April, AISI said in data released on Thursday.

But despite recent shipment declines, 2025 volumes are still ahead of 2024 shipment levels.

Case in point: Shipments in May 2025 are 1% higher than shipments of 7,431,201 st in May 2024. And through the first five months of 2025, US mills had shipped 37,285,289 st. That’s up 1.9% from 36,607,546 st in the same period last year, per AISI.

AISI also offered the following product specific tallies for the first five months of 2025 compared to the first five months of 2024: hot-rolled sheet and strip – down 2%, cold-rolled sheet and strip – up 1%, and coated sheet and strip – up 1%.

Michael Cowden

Michael Cowden is editor-in-chief for Steel Market Update. Cowden has covered the steel industry since 2007. He specializes in flat-rolled steel but has also reported on steel long products, steel pipe and tube, and aluminum. Before joining SMU, Cowden held reporting jobs at Fastmarkets AMM in Chicago, the Associated Press in Pittsburgh, and the Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh. He has also worked as a copy editor and in marketing at the University of Chicago Press. Cowden has a BA in English from the University of Chicago and an MSJ journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Contact him at michael@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7872.

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