According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), in the week ending on September 26, 2026, US domestic raw steel production was 1.845 million net tons while the capacity utilization rate was 80.5 percent.
Production for the week ending on September 26, 2026, increased 3.4 percent from the previous week ending September 19, 2026, when production was 1.785 million net tons and the rate of capacity utilization was 77.9 percent.
Production was 1.775 million net tons in the week ending September 26, 2025, while the capacity utilization was 78.4 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 September 26, 2026, was 70.166 million net tons, at a capacity utilization rate of 79.1 percent. That is up 5.3 percent from 66.644 million net tons during the same period last year, when the capacity utilization rate was 77.2 percent.
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