According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), in the week ending on August 15, 2026, US domestic raw steel production was 1.833 million net tons while the capacity utilization rate was 79.4 percent.
Production for the week ending on August 15, 2026, increased 0.7 percent from the previous week ending August 8, 2026, when production was 1.820 million net tons and the rate of capacity utilization was 78.8 percent.
Production was 1.764 million net tons in the week ending August 15, 2025, while the capacity utilization was 78.2 percent. The current week production represents a 3.9 percent increase from the same period in the previous year.
Adjusted year-to-date production through August 15, 2026, was 59.163 million net tons, at a capacity utilization rate of 79.0 percent. That is up 5.6 percent from 56.012 million net tons during the same period last year, when the capacity utilization rate was 77.0 percent.
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