March Steel Shipments Up 6.6 Percent From Prior Month

May 9, 2023

Down 6.1 Percent YTD in 2023 from Same Period in 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of March 2023, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,372,430 net tons, a 5.9 percent decrease from the 7,835,600 net tons shipped in March 2022. Shipments were up 6.6 percent from the 6,917,842 net tons shipped in the previous month, February 2023. Shipments year-to-date in 2023 are 21,438,542 net tons, down 6.1% vs. 2022 shipments of 22,826,084 net tons for three months.

A comparison of shipments year-to-date in 2023 to the first three months of 2022 shows the following changes: corrosion resistant sheet and strip, down 5 percent, hot rolled sheet, down 8 percent and cold rolled sheet, down 8 percent.

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Contact: Lisa Harrison

202.452.7115 / lharrison@steel.org

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