Steel Products Prices North America
September 23, 2013
AISI Estimated Raw Steel Production & Capacity Utilization Rates
Written by Brett Linton
For the week ending September 21, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,877,000 net tons of raw steel, a 1.8 percent increase over the previous week and a 7.2 increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 78.3 percent, up from 76.9 percent last week and up from 70.4 percent last year.
Estimated total raw steel produced for 2013 YTD is reported to be 70,301,000 NT, down 3.6 percent from the 72,893,000 NT produced through the same period in 2012. The average capacity utilization rate for 2013 YTD is estimated to be 77.2 percent, up from 77.0 percent for 2012 YTD.
