The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of January 2026, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,583,826 net tons, a 1.7 percent increase from the 7,454,338 net tons shipped in December 2025, and a 2.0 percent increase from the 7,435,458 shipped in January 2025.
A comparison of January 2026 shipments to the month of January 2025 shows the following changes: corrosion resistant sheet and strip, up 11 percent, hot rolled sheet and strip, up 1 percent and cold rolled sheet, down 13 percent.
Published April 2026
