The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of June 2025, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,854,290 net tons, a 9.8 percent increase from the 7,152,135 net tons shipped in June 2024. Shipments were up 4.6 percent from the 7,507,349 net tons shipped in the previous month, May 2025. Shipments year-to-date in 2025 are 45,139,579 net tons, up 3.2 percent vs. 2024 shipments of 43,759,681 net tons for six months.
A comparison of shipments year-to-date in 2025 to the first six months of 2024 shows the following changes: corrosion resistant sheet and strip, up 1 percent, hot rolled sheet and strip, down 2 percent and cold rolled sheet and strip, down 4 percent.
Published September 2025
