U.S. Steel Mill Shipments Drop 9% in October
01/09/2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of November 2013, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,604,428 tons, a 9.0% decrease from the 8,287,553 tons shipped in the previous month, October 2013,.
This was a 2.8% increase, however, from the 7,397,149 tons shipped in November 2012. Shipments year-to-date in 2013 are 87,790,788 tons, a 0.8% decrease vs. 2012 shipments of 88,465,543 tons for eleven months.
A comparison of November shipments to the previous month of October shows the following changes: hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip, down 7%, hot rolled sheet, down 7% and cold rolled sheet, down 8%.
A comparison of November shipments to the previous month of October shows the following changes: hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip, down 7%, hot rolled sheet, down 7% and cold rolled sheet, down 8%.
