Steel Shipments Unchanged In 2023

December 2023 Shipments Up 2.6 percent vs. December 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of December 2023, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,082,921 net tons, a 2.6 percent increase from the 6,901,567 net tons shipped in December 2022. Shipments were down 1.3 percent from the 7,175,177 net tons shipped in the previous month, November 2023. Shipments for the full year 2023 are 89,338,472 net tons, down 0.1% vs. 2022 full year shipments of 89,469,132 net tons.

A comparison of shipments for the full year 2023 to the full year 2022 shows the following changes: hot rolled sheet, up 14 percent, cold rolled sheet, up 4 percent and corrosion resistant sheet, up 1 percent.

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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 (EAF) steelmakers reflecting the production of both carbon and stainless steels which are critical to the everyday lives of all Americans — including national security, roads and bridges, the electrical grid, clean energy technologies and the automotive market. AISI also represents nearly 80 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.