According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), in the week ending on May 19, 2018, US domestic raw steel production was 1,775,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 75.7 percent.
Production for the week ending May 19, 2018 is up 1.6 percent from the previous week ending May 12, 2018 when production was 1,747,000 net tons and the rate of capability utilization was 74.5 percent.
Production was 1,718,000 net tons in the week ending May 19, 2017 while the capability utilization then was 73.7 percent. The current week production represents a 3.3 percent increase from the same period in the previous year.
Adjusted year-to-date production through May 19, 2018 was 35,024,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 75.5 percent. That is up 1.8 percent from the 34,406,000 net tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 74.3 percent.