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January 2013 U.S. Steel Mill Shipments at Highest Monthly Amount Since August 2012

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of January 2013, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,210,726 tons, a 9.7% increase from the 7,483,120 tons shipped in the previous month, December 2012, and a 3.4% decrease from the 8,497,932 tons shipped in January 2012. 
Shipments in January were 2% above the 2012 monthly average of 8.0 million tons and the highest monthly shipment tonnage since the 8.4 million tons shipped in August 2012. A comparison of January shipments to the previous month of December shows the following changes: cold rolled sheet, up 15%, hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip, up 12% and hot rolled sheet, up 1%.