March Steel Shipments Up 3.4 Percent From Prior Month

Down 3.6 Percent YTD in 2024 from Same Period in 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of March 2024, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,338,349 net tons, a 5.7 percent decrease from the 7,779,430 net tons shipped in March 2023. Shipments were up 3.4 percent from the 7,097,512 net tons shipped in the previous month, February 2024. Shipments year-to-date in 2024 are 21,820,310 net tons, down 3.6% vs. 2023 shipments of 22,638,542 net tons for three months.

A comparison of shipments year-to-date in 2024 to the first three months of 2023 shows the following changes: cold rolled sheet, up 4 percent, corrosion resistant steel, down 3 percent and hot rolled steel, down 3 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.