September Steel Shipments Down 2.1 Percent From Prior Month

Up 4.8 Percent YTD in 2026 from Same Period in 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of September 2026, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,047,607 net tons (NT), a slight increase from the 8,032,536 NT shipped in September 2025. Shipments decreased 2.1 percent from the 8,220,554 NT shipped in the previous month, August 2026. Shipments year-to-date in 2026 are 72,014,802 NT, up 4.8 percent vs. 2025 shipments of 68,732,750 NT for nine months.

A comparison of shipments year-to-date in 2026 to the first nine months of 2025 shows the following changes: corrosion resistant sheet and strip, up 10 percent; hot rolled sheet and strip, up 8 percent; and cold rolled sheet, down 0.6 percent.

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Contact: Kim Stewart

202.452.7126 / kstewart@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, steel pipe and tube manufacturers and steel processors and fabricators, reflecting the production and distribution of both carbon and stainless steels. These steels are critical to America’s national and economic security, including roads and bridges, buildings, the electrical grid, cars and trucks and all clean energy technologies. AISI also represents 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, X (@AISISteel) or Instagram.