According to a report released by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), for the month of July 2013, US steel mills shipped 8,274,511 net tons, a 6.0 percent increase from the 7,806,319 net tons shipped in June 2013, and a 4.6 percent increase from the 7,910,486 net tons shipped in July 2012. However, shipments year-to-date in 2013 are 55,675,985 net tons, a 4.1 percent decrease compared to 2012 shipments of 58,027,590 net tons for seven months.
A comparison of July shipments to the previous month of June shows the following changes: cold rolled sheet, up 9 percent; hot rolled sheet, up 7 percent; and hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip, up 1 percent.