According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), in the week ending on April 13, 2024, US domestic raw steel production was 1,726,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 77.7 percent.
Production for the week ending April 13, 2024 is down 1.1 percent from the previous week ending April 6, 2024 when production was 1,745,000 net tons and the rate of capability utilization was 78.6 percent.
Production was 1,769,000 net tons in the week ending April 13, 2023 while the capability utilization then was 78.6 percent. The current week production represents a 2.4 percent decrease from the same period in the previous year.
Adjusted year-to-date production through April 13, 2024 was 25,223,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 76.4 percent. That is down 2.4 percent from the 25,853,000 net tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 77.9 percent.