AISI: June Steel Shipments Down 1.3% From May, Up 6.2% From Prior Year
08/13/2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of June 2014, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,291,823 tons, a 1.3% decrease from the 8,398,976 tons shipped in the previous month, May 2014, and a 6.2% increase from the 7,806,319 tons shipped in June 2013.
Shipments year-to-date in 2014 are 48,777,146 tons, a 2.9% increase vs. 2013 shipments of 47,401,474 tons for six months.
A comparison of June shipments to the previous month of May shows the following changes: hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip, up 0.1%, hot rolled sheet, down 2% and cold rolled sheet, down 4%.
A comparison of June shipments to the previous month of May shows the following changes: hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip, up 0.1%, hot rolled sheet, down 2% and cold rolled sheet, down 4%.
