According to a report from the Metals Service Center Institute, in November 2014,
US service center steel shipments increased by 1.5 percent from November 2013. Steel product inventories increased 15.2 percent from November a year ago. At the current shipping rate, this represents an increase of 13.5 percent from a year ago.
Meanwhile, in November 2014, Canadian service center shipments of steel products decreased by 4.9 percent from November 2013. Steel product inventories increased 26.6 percent from November a year ago. At the current shipping rate, this represents an increase of 33.1 percent from a year ago.