May Steel Shipments Up 3.0 Percent From Prior Month

July 6, 2023

Down 4.4 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 May 2023, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,721,633 net tons, a 2.4 percent decrease from the 7,910,730 net tons shipped in May 2022. Shipments were up 3.0 percent from the 7,499,979 net tons shipped in the previous month, April 2023. Shipments year-to-date in 2023 are 36,660,154 net tons, down 4.4% vs. 2022 shipments of 38,366,809 net tons for five months.

A comparison of shipments year-to-date in 2023 to the first five months of 2022 shows the following changes: hot rolled sheet, no change, cold rolled sheet, down 2 percent and corrosion resistant sheet, down 4 percent.

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Contact: Lisa Harrison

202.452.7115 / lharrison@steel.org

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