WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of July 2019, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,115,103 net tons, a 5.1 percent increase from the 7,718,499 net tons shipped in the previous month, June 2019, and a 2.6 percent increase from the 7,911,228 net tons shipped in July 2018. Shipments year-to-date in 2019 are 56,338,348 net tons, a 2.0 percent increase vs. 2018 shipments of 55,215,285 net tons for seven months.

A comparison of July shipments to the previous month of June shows the following changes: cold rolled sheets, up 9 percent, hot rolled sheets, up 6 percent, and hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip, no change