Down 4.9 Percent YTD in 2022 from Same Period in 2021
WASHINGTON,
D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported
today that for the month of November 2022, U.S. steel mills shipped 6,938,520
net tons, a 12.1 percent decrease from the 7,893,990 net tons shipped in
November 2021. Shipments were down 3.8 percent from the 7,210,301 net tons
shipped in the previous month, October 2022. Shipments year-to-date in 2022 are
82,613,742 net tons, down 4.9% vs. 2021 shipments of 86,848,042 net tons for
eleven months.
A
comparison of shipments year-to-date in 2022 to the first eleven months of 2021
shows the following changes: corrosion resistant sheet and strip, down 9
percent, hot rolled sheet, down 9 percent and cold rolled sheet, down 14
percent.