According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), in the week ending on June 3, 2017, US domestic raw steel production was 1,749,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 75.0 percent.
Production for the week ending June 3, 2017 is down 0.2 percent from the previous week ending May 27, 2017 when production was 1,753,000 net tons and the rate of capability utilization was 75.2 percent.
Production was 1,742,000 net tons in the week ending June 3, 2016 while the capability utilization then was 74.5 percent. The current week production represents a 0.4 percent increase from the same period in the previous year.
Adjusted year-to-date production through June 3, 2017 was 38,167,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 74.4 percent. That is up 2.8 percent from the 37,117,000 net tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 72.1 percent.