AISI Releases 2018 Annual Statistical Report

  • Tuesday, July 30, 2019
  • Source:ferro-alloys.com

  • Keywords:US, steel
[Fellow]In 2018, total steel imports into the United States decreased 12 percent compared to the previous year.

[Ferro-Alloys.comThe American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) announced the release of its 2018 Annual Statistical Report (ASR) on July 29th, 2019, which provides comprehensive data on the U.S. steel industry and select data on the North American steel industry as a whole. In 2018, total steel imports into the United States decreased 12 percent compared to the previous year, while finished steel imports decreased 13 percent over the same period and captured a 23 percent share of apparent steel consumption, down 4 percentage points from the previous year. Shipments from domestic steel mills measured 95.3 million net tons (NT) in 2018, up five percent from the previous year. Shipments in 2018 were four percent higher than the average of 91.5 million net tons seen from 2013 to 2017. The report also notes that U.S. raw steel production was 95 million net tons in 2018, a six percent increase from 2017. The construction and automotive industries continued as the leading end-use markets for shipments of U.S. steel products. (AISI)

 

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