March Steel Shipments Up 18 Percent From Prior Month

Up Nearly Two Percent from March 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of March 2021, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,950,431 net tons, an 18 percent increase from the 6,735,067 net tons shipped in the previous month, February 2021, and a 1.9 percent increase from the 7,802,192 net tons shipped in March 2020. Shipments year-to-date in 2021 are 22,106,314 net tons, an 8.3 percent decrease vs. 2020 shipments of 24,109,603 for three months.

A comparison of March shipments to the previous month of February shows the following changes: hot rolled sheet, up 18 percent, cold rolled sheet, up 17 percent and hot dipped galvanized sheet and strip, up 16 percent.

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Contact: Lisa Harrison

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