The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that for the month of July 2011, US steel mills shipped 7,409,450 net tons (nt), a 3 percent decrease from the previous month, but a 14.3 percent increase from the 6,481,886 nt shipped in July 2010. Shipments year-to-date in 2011 are 52,189,307 a 7 percent increase versus 2010 shipments of 48,790,026 for the first seven months.
Flat-rolled product shipments showed notable differences in July from June: hot rolled sheet shipments were up 3 percent; cold rolled sheet shipments fell 4 percent and hot dipped galvanized sheet shipments were down 8 percent.