According to a report from the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI), US service center steel shipments in November 2013 decreased by 0.7 percent from November 2012. Steel product inventories decreased 1.0 percent from the previous month.
Meanwhile, Canadian service centers shipments of steel products in November 2013 decreased by 4.5 percent from November 2012. Steel product inventories decreased 24.8 percent from November a year ago.