U.S. steel shipments rose 5.4% year on year in July

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) announced that U.S. steel mills shipped 8,219,540 net tons of steel in July 2026. This figure was up 5.4% from the 7,797,929 net tons shipped in July 2025, but down 3.7% from the 8,536,500 net tons recorded in June 2026.

According to AISI data, total steel shipments reached 55,746,641 net tons in the January-July period of 2026. Shipments during the first seven months of the year increased by 5.3% y-o-y, compared with 52,937,508 net tons in the same period of 2025.

By product group, corrosion-resistant sheet and strip shipments increased by 13% y-o-y in the first seven months of 2026, while hot-rolled sheet and strip shipments rose by 8%. Cold-rolled sheet and strip shipments edged up 0.1% y-o-y.