July U.S. Steel Shipments Up 6% M-o-M, Down 4% Y-o-Y
09/16/2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of July 2013, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,274,511 tons, a 6.0% increase from the 7,806,319 tons shipped in the previous month, June 2013, and a 4.6% increase from the 7,910,486 tons shipped in July 2012.
Shipments year-to-date in 2013 are 55,675,985 tons, a 4.1% decrease vs. 2012 shipments of 58,027,590 tons for seven months.
A comparison of July shipments to the previous month of June shows the following changes: cold rolled sheet, up 9%, hot rolled sheet, up 7% and hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip, up 1%.
