According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), in the week ending on July 7, 2018, US domestic raw steel production was 1,792,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 76.4 percent.
Production for the week ending July 7, 2018 is up 0.6 percent from the previous week ending June 30, 2018 when production was 1,781,000 net tons and the rate of capability utilization was 76.0 percent.
Production was 1,733,000 net tons in the week ending July 7, 2017 while the capability utilization then was 74.3 percent. The current week production represents a 3.4 percent increase from the same period in the previous year.
Adjusted year-to-date production through July 7, 2018 was 47,922,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 76.3 percent. That is up 2.9 percent from the 46,571,000 net tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 74.4 percent.