Industry Data

Weekly Raw Steel Production

In the week ending on August 15, 2026, domestic raw steel production was 1,833,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 79.4 percent. Production was 1,764,000 net tons in the week ending August 15, 2025, while the capability utilization then was 78.2 percent. The current week’s production represents a 3.9 percent increase from the same period in the previous year. Production for the week ending August 15, 2026, is up 0.7 percent from the previous week ending August 8, 2026, when production was 1,820,000 net tons and the rate of capability utilization was 78.8 percent.

Adjusted year-to-date production through August 15, 2026, was 59,163,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 79.0 percent. That is up 5.6 percent from the 56,012,000 net tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 77.0 percent.

Broken down by districts, here’s production for the week ending August 15, 2026, in thousands of net tons: North East: 140; Great Lakes: 479; Midwest: 318; Southern: 830; and Western: 66 for a total of 1833.

The raw steel production tonnage provided in this report is estimated. The figures are compiled from weekly production tonnage provided by approximately 50% of the domestic production capacity combined with the most recent monthly production data for the remainder. Therefore, this report should be used primarily to assess production trends. The AISI production report “AIS 7”, published monthly and available by subscription, provides a more detailed summary of steel production based on data supplied by companies representing 75% of U.S. production capacity. Year-to-date adjusted for consistency with monthly data.