June Steel Shipments Down 3.8 Percent From Prior Month

No Change YTD in 2022 from Same Period in 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of June 2022, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,606,332 net tons, a 5.3 percent decrease from the 8,031,516 net tons shipped in June 2021. Shipments were down 3.8 percent from the 7,910,730 net tons shipped in the previous month, May 2022. Shipments year-to-date in 2022 are 45,973,141 net tons, no change vs. 2021 shipments of 45,969,876 for six months.

A comparison of shipments year-to-date in 2022 to the first six months of 2021 shows the following changes: corrosion-resistant sheet and strip, down 3 percent, hot rolled sheet, down 5 percent, and cold rolled sheet, down 11 percent.

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