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AISI: Domestic steel shipments slip in June
Written by Ethan Bernard
August 7, 2024
US steel shipments fell both on-year and month over month in June, according to the latest figures from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).
Domestic steel shipments totaled 7,152,135 short tons (st) in June. That’s down 3.8% from 7,431,201 st in May, and off 6.6% from the 7,655,692 st shipped one year earlier.
Year-to-date (YTD) shipments through the first six months of 2024 stood at 43,759,681 st, down 3.9% from the same period last year.
Comparing YTD shipments through June to the first six months of 2023 shows: cold-rolled sheet, up 4%; corrosion-resistant steel, down 2%; and hot-rolled steel, off 4%.

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