The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Friday that for the month of February 2015, US steel mills shipped 6,925,596 net tons, a 10.8 percent decrease from the 7,762,742 net tons shipped in the previous month, January 2015, and a 9.1 percent decrease from the 7,618,380 net tons shipped in February 2014. Shipments year-to-date in 2015 are 14,688,338 net tons, a 5.3 percent decrease vs. 2014 shipments of 15,513,673 net tons for two months.
A comparison of February shipments to the previous month of January shows the following changes: hot rolled sheets, down 9 percent, cold rolled sheets, down 9 percent and hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip, down 10 percent.