The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of July 2019, US steel mills shipped 8,115,103 net tons, a 5.1 percent increase from the 7,718,499 net tons shipped in the previous month, June 2019, and a 2.6 percent increase from the 7,911,228 net tons shipped in July 2018.
Shipments year-to-date in 2019 are 56,338,348 net tons, a 2.0 percent increase versus 2018 shipments of 55,215,285 net tons for seven months.
A comparison of July shipments to the previous month of June shows the following changes: cold rolled sheets, up 9 percent; hot rolled sheets, up 6 percent; and hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip, no change.