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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%.
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