There was a net decrease of 50,000 metric tons in production on a weekly basis. Crude steel production, which stood at 1,870,000 metric tons in the week ending August 1, 2026, fell to 1,820,000 metric tons in the week of August 8. During the same period, the capacity utilization rate also fell from 81.0% to 78.8%.
However, production increased by 3.2% compared to the same week last year. In the week ending August 8, 2025, U.S. crude steel production was 1,764,000 net metric tons, and the capacity utilization rate stood at 78.2%.
As of August 8, 2026, the U.S. year-to-date adjusted crude steel production stood at 57,330,000 net metric tons. This figure represents a 5.7% increase compared to the 52,248,000 net metric tons produced during the same period last year. The year-to-date capacity utilization rate stood at 78.9%, while it was 77.0% during the same period last year.
Looking at the regional production breakdown, during the week in question, 134,000 net metric tons of crude steel were produced in the Northeast, 467,000 net metric tons in the Great Lakes region, 313,000 net metric tons in the Midwest, 841,000 net metric tons in the South, and 65,000 net metric tons in the West. Thus, total weekly production was recorded at 1,820,000 net metric tons.
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