According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), in the week ending on September 5, 2026, US domestic raw steel production was 1.808 million net tons while the capacity utilization rate was 78.3 percent.
Production for the week ending on September 5, 2026, decreased 0.6 percent from the previous week ending August 29, 2026, when production was 1.818 million net tons and the rate of capacity utilization was 78.7 percent.
Production was 1.777 million net tons in the week ending September 5, 2025, while the capacity utilization was 78.3 percent. The current week production represents a 1.7 percent increase from the same period in the previous year.
Adjusted year-to-date production through September 5, 2026, was 64.637 million net tons, at a capacity utilization rate of 79.0 percent. That is up 5.4 percent from 61.318 million net tons during the same period last year, when the capacity utilization rate was 77.1 percent.
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