US steel shipments increase in December, full-year 2025: AISI

Domestic steel shipments rose month-on-month and on-year in December, according to the latest figures from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). At the same time, full-year 2025 shipments increased.

US steel shipments totaled 7,454,338 short tons (st) in December. That’s up 5.4% from 7,073,659 st in November and a 3.5% increase from 7,205,093 st a year earlier.

Meanwhile, shipments rose 4.9% in full-year 2025 to 90,953,066 st, up from 86,698,917 st in 2024.

Comparing full-year 2025 shipments to 2024 shows: corrosion-resistant sheet and strip, up 4%; hot-rolled sheet and strip, up 1%; and cold-rolled sheet and strip, down 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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