November steel service center shipments increased again at high rates in the US but stayed relatively flat for steel in Canada, according to a report today from the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI).
US service center steel shipments in November 2017 increased 6.8 percent from November 2016. Steel product inventories increased 7.9 percent from November a year ago.
Meanwhile, Canadian service center shipments of steel products in November 2017 increased by 0.2 percent from November 2016. Steel product inventories increased 4.3 percent from November a year ago.