According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), in the week ending on August 8, 2026, US domestic raw steel production was 1.820 million net tons while the capacity utilization rate was 78.8 percent.
Production for the week ending on August 8, 2026, decreased 2.7 percent from the previous week ending August 1, 2026, when production was 1.870 million net tons and the rate of capacity utilization was 81.0 percent.
Production was 1.764 million net tons in the week ending August 8, 2025, while the capacity utilization was 78.2 percent. The current week production represents a 3.2 percent increase from the same period in the previous year.
Adjusted year-to-date production through August 8, 2026, was 57.330 million net tons, at a capacity utilization rate of 78.9 percent. That is up 5.7 percent from 52.248 million net tons during the same period last year, when the capacity utilization rate was 77.0 percent.
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