Steel Products Prices North America
December 30, 2013
Weekly Raw Steel Production & Capacity Utilization
Written by Brett Linton
For the week ending December 28, 2013, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. steel industry produced 1,773,000 net tons of raw steel, a 2.3 percent increase over the previous week but a 0.7 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 74.0 percent, up from 72.3 percent last week and up from 71.7 percent last year.
Estimated total raw steel produced for 2013 YTD is reported to be 95,858,000 NT, down 1.4 percent from the 97,249,000 NT produced through the same period in 2012. The average capacity utilization rate for 2013 YTD is estimated to be 76.9 percent, up from 75.2 percent for 2012 YTD.
