AISI Releases Annual Statistical Report For 2021

September 30, 2022

Washington, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) today released its 2021 Annual Statistical Report (ASR), which provides comprehensive data on the American steel industry and select data on the North American steel industry as a whole.

The report highlights that, in 2021, shipments from domestic steel mills measured 94.7 million net tons (NT), up 16.9 percent from the previous year. U.S. raw steel production was 94.6 million net tons in 2021, an 18 percent increase from 2020. The report also shows that steel imports into the United States increased for the first time in four years. Total steel imports increased 42.9 percent in 2021 compared to the previous year, while finished steel imports increased 41 percent over the same period and captured a 21 percent share of apparent steel consumption.  The report also notes that the construction and automotive industries continued as the leading end-use markets for shipments of U.S.-produced steel products.

The AISI ASR report is the most comprehensive reference of its kind, providing extensive coverage of the American steel industry and selected statistical data on the Canadian, Mexican and global steel industries. It features dozens of charts and graphs, including selected statistical highlights on shipments, apparent supply, imports, employment and raw steel data over a 10-year period; selected financial highlights; shipments by products and markets over a 10-year period; raw steel production (including selected state-level production data) and capability utilization; and detailed imports and exports data.

A copy of the 2021 Annual Statistical Report can be purchased by visiting Platts Steel Data and Analysis from S&P Global Commodity Insights or by calling 1-855-572-1996.

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Contact: Lisa Harrison

202.452.7115 / lharrison@steel.org

AISI serves as the voice of the American steel industry in the public policy arena and advances the case for steel in the marketplace as the preferred material of choice. AISI’s membership is comprised of integrated and electric arc furnace steelmakers, and associate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry. For more news about steel and its applications, view AISI’s website at www.steel.org. Follow AISI on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter (@AISISteel) or Instagram.