December Steel Shipments Up 6.5 Percent From December 2017

February 11, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of December 2018, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,804,093 net tons, a 0.4 percent decrease from the 7,832,092 net tons shipped in the previous month, November 2018, and a 6.5 percent increase from the 7,328,247 net tons shipped in December 2017. Shipments for full year 2018 were 95,279,566 net tons, a 4.8 percent increase vs. 2017 full year shipments of 90,886,717 net tons.

A comparison of December shipments to the previous month of November shows the following changes: hot rolled sheets, up 2 percent, cold rolled sheets, down 6 percent, and hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip, down 6 percent.

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Contact: Lisa Harrison
202.452.7115 / lharrison@www.steel.org

AISI serves as the voice of the North American steel industry in the public policy arena and advances the case for steel in the marketplace as the preferred material of choice. AISI also plays a lead role in the development and application of new steels and steelmaking technology. AISI is comprised of 21 member companies, including integrated and electric furnace steelmakers, and approximately 120 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 or Twitter (@AISISteel).