According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), the week ending on March 21, 2026, US domestic raw steel production was 1.781 million net tons while the capacity utilization rate was 77.0 percent.
Production for the week ending on March 21, 2026, increased 0.4 percent from the previous week ending March 14, 2026, when production was 1.774 million net tons and the rate of capacity utilization was 76.7 percent.
Production was 1.703 million net tons in the week ending March 21, 2025, while the capacity utilization was 76.5 percent. The current week production represents a 4.6 percent increase from the same period in the previous year.
Adjusted year-to-date production through March 21, 2026, was 20.394 million net tons, at a capacity utilization rate of 77.2 percent. That is up 4.9 percent from 19.440 million net tons during the same period last year, when the capacity utilization rate was 76.4 percent.