Steel Products Prices North America
October 22, 2013
AISI Estimated Raw Steel Production & Capacity Utilization Rates
Written by Brett Linton
For the week ending October 19, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,835,000 net tons of raw steel, a 0.6 percent decrease over the previous week but a 8.5 increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 76.6 percent, down from 77.1 percent last week but up from 68.0 percent last year.
Estimated total raw steel produced for 2013 YTD is reported to be 77,708,000 NT, down 2.5 percent from the 79,737,000 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 76.1 percent for 2012 YTD.
