In the week ending on January 20, 2018,
domestic raw steel production was 1,693,000 net tons while the
capability utilization rate was 72.6 percent. Production was 1,736,000
net tons in the week ending January 20, 2017 while the capability
utilization then was 74.5 percent. The current week production
represents a 2.5 percent decrease from the same period in the previous
year. Production for the week ending January 20, 2018 is down 0.8
percent from the previous week ending January 13, 2018 when production
was 1,707,000 net tons and the rate of capability utilization was 73.2
percent.
Adjusted year-to-date production through January 20, 2018 was 4,803,000
net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 72.1 percent. That is down
3.2 percent from the 4,960,000 net tons during the same period last
year, when the capability utilization rate was 74.5 percent.
Broken down by districts, here's production for the week ending January
20, 2018 in thousands of net tons: North East: 213; Great Lakes: 648;
Midwest: 160; Southern: 599 and Western: 73 for a total of 1693.
The Raw Steel production tonnage provided in this report is estimated.
The figures are compiled from weekly production tonnage provided from
50% of the domestic producers combined with monthly production data for
the remainder. Therefore, this report should be used primarily to assess
production trends. The AISI production report "AIS 7", published monthly
and available by subscription, provides a more detailed summary of steel
production based on data supplied by companies representing 75% of U.S.
production capacity.
Note: Capability for the Fourth Quarter 2017 is approximately 30.6
million tons compared to 30.7 million tons for the same period last year
and 30.6 million tons for the Third Quarter of 2017. |
(To contact the reporter on this story: seven.wang@steelhome.cn or 86-5552238875) |