According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), in the week ending on February 16, 2019, US domestic raw steel production was 1,886,000 net tons, while the capability utilization rate was 81 percent.
Production for the week ending February 16, 2019 is down 0.6 percent from the previous week ending February 9, 2019 when production was 1,897,000 net tons and the rate of capability utilization was 81.5 percent.
Production was 1,817,000 net tons in the week ending February 16, 2018, while the capability utilization then was 77.9 percent. The current week production represents a 3.8 percent increase from the same period in the previous year.
Adjusted year-to-date production through February 16, 2019 was 12,737,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 80.7 percent. That is up 8.4 percent from the 11,748,000 net tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 75.7 percent.