US steel mills: Shipments increase 5,6 % year on year in November 2018
by David Fleschen
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reports that for the month of November 2018, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,832,092 net tons, a 4.2 percent decrease from the 8,174,754 net tons shipped in the previous month, October 2018, and a 5.6 percent increase from the 7,419,946 net tons shipped in November 2017. Shipments year-to-date in 2018 are 87,475,473 net tons, a 4.7 percent increase vs. 2017 shipments of 83,558,470 net tons for 11 months.
A comparison of November shipments to the previous month of October shows the following changes: hot rolled sheets, down 6 percent, cold rolled sheets, down 6 percent, and hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip, down 8 percent.
Source: AISI, photo: fotoalia