The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of May 2025, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,507,349 net tons, a 1.0 percent increase from the 7,431,201 net tons shipped in May 2024. Shipments were down 1.0 percent from the 7,580,635 net tons shipped in the previous month, April 2025. Shipments year-to-date in 2025 are 37,285,289 net tons, up 1.9 percent vs. 2024 shipments of 36,607,546 net tons for 5 months.
A comparison of shipments year-to-date in 2025 to the first 5 months of 2024 shows the following changes: cold rolled sheet and strip, up 1 percent, corrosion resistant sheet and strip, down 1 percent and hot rolled sheet and strip, down 2 percent.
Published August 2025