In the following news story, all quantities expressed are net tons.
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has reported that US steel mills shipped 7.6Mt of steel in June 2022, a 5.3% decrease from the 8.03Mt shipped in June 2021 and 3.8% down from the 7.91Mt shipped the previous month (May 2022).
Shipments year-to-date in 2022 are 45.9Mt, no change versus 2021 shipments of 45,969,876 for six months.
A comparison of shipments year-to-date in 2022 to the first six months of 2021 shows the following changes: corrosion-resistant sheet and strip, down 3%, hot rolled sheet, down 5%, and cold rolled sheet, down 11%.