July Steel Shipments Up 0.9 Percent From Prior Month

September 9, 2022

Down 1.1 Percent YTD in 2022 from Same Period in 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of July 2022, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,676,083 net tons, a 7.3 percent decrease from the 8,278,863 net tons shipped in July 2021. Shipments were up 0.9 percent from the 7,606,332 net tons shipped in the previous month, June 2022. Shipments year-to-date in 2022 are 53,649,224 net tons, down 1.1% vs. 2021 shipments of 54,248,739 net tons for seven months.

A comparison of shipments year-to-date in 2022 to the first seven months of 2021 shows the following changes: hot rolled sheet, down 5 percent, corrosion resistant sheet and strip, down 6 percent, and cold rolled sheet, down 12 percent.

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Contact: Lisa Harrison

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