According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), in the week ending on September 16, 2017, US domestic raw steel production was 1,745,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 74.9 percent.
Production for the week ending September 16, 2017 is up 0.7 percent from the previous week ending September 9, 2017 when production was 1,733,000 net tons and the rate of capability utilization was 74.3 percent.
Production was 1,591,000 net tons in the week ending September 16, 2016 while the capability utilization then was 68.0 percent. The current week production represents a 9.7 percent increase from the same period in the previous year.
Adjusted year-to-date production through September 16, 2017 was 64,378,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 74.6 percent. That is up 3.5 percent from the 62,208,000 net tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 72.1 percent.