Posted on 12 May 2015
US Steel shipments rise 5% m/m in March
United States steel shipments rose during March, as per the latest figures from American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).
According to AISI, US steel mills shipped 7,270,793 net tons, a 5%
increase from the 6,925,596 net tons shipped in February and a 12.8%
decrease from the 8,337,578 net tons shipped in March 2014.
Shipments year-to-date in 2015 are 21,959,131 net tons, a 7.9
percent decrease as compare to 2014 shipments of 23,851,251 net tons for
three months.
A comparison of March shipments to the previous month of February
shows the following changes: cold rolled sheets, up 10 percent, hot
dipped galvanized sheets and strip, up 8 percent and hot rolled, up 5
percent.
