According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), in the week ending on December 7, 2019, domestic raw steel production was 1,821,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 78.7 percent.
Production for the week ending December 7, 2019 is down 0.8 percent from the previous week ending November 30, 2019 when production was 1,835,000 net tons and the rate of capability utilization was 79.3 percent.
Production was 1,861,000 net tons in the week ending December 7, 2018 while the capability utilization then was 79.4 percent. The current week production represents a 2.1 percent decrease from the same period in the previous year.
Adjusted year-to-date production through December 7, 2019 was 90,740,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 80.1 percent. That is up 1.9 percent from the 89,055,000 net tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 78.2 percent.