According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), in the week ending on February 23, 2019, US domestic raw steel production was 1,907,000 net tons, while the capability utilization rate was 81.9 percent.
Production for the week ending February 23, 2019 is up 1.1 percent from the previous week ending February 16, 2019 when production was 1,886,000 net tons and the rate of capability utilization was 81 percent.
Production was 1,817,000 net tons in the week ending February 23, 2018, while the capability utilization then was 77.9 percent. The current week production represents a five percent increase from the same period in the previous year.
Adjusted year-to-date production through February 23, 2019 was 14,644,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 80.9 percent. That is up eight percent from the 13,564,000 net tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 75.7 percent.