U.S. Steel Shipments Drop 1.2% from March to April 2014
07/07/2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of April 2014, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,235,096 tons, a 1.2% decrease from the 8,337,578 tons shipped in the previous month, March 2014, and a 3.2% increase from the 7,978,531 tons shipped in April 2013.
Shipments year-to-date in 2014 are 32,086,347 net tons, a 1.7% increase vs. 2013 shipments of 31,547,910 tons for four months.
A comparison of April shipments to the previous month of March shows the following changes: hot rolled sheet, up 2.0%; hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip, no change; and cold rolled sheet, down 0.1%.
A comparison of April shipments to the previous month of March shows the following changes: hot rolled sheet, up 2.0%; hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip, no change; and cold rolled sheet, down 0.1%.
