According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), in the week ending on January 4, 2020, US domestic raw steel production was 1,898,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 82.0 percent.
Production for the week ending January 4, 2020 is up 1.2 percent from the previous week ending December 28, 2019 when production was 1,876,000 net tons and the rate of capability utilization was 81.1 percent.
Production was 1,861,000 net tons in the week ending January 4, 2019 while the capability utilization then was 79.4 percent. The current week production represents a 2.0 percent increase from the same period in the previous year.
Adjusted year-to-date production through January 4, 2020 was 1,898,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 82.0 percent. That is up 2.0 percent from the 1,861,000 net tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 79.4 percent.