The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has reported that in the month of January 2026, US steel mills shipped 7,583,826 net tons, a 2.0 percent increase from the 7,435,458 net tons shipped in January 2025.
Shipments were up 1.7 percent from the 7,454,338 net tons shipped in the previous month, December, 2025.
A comparison of January 2026 shipments to the month of January 2025 shows the following changes: corrosion resistant sheet and strip, up 11 percent, hot rolled sheet and strip, up 1 percent and cold rolled sheet, down 13 percent.