In the week ending May 18th 2013, US's domestic raw steel production was 1,904,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 79.5 percent. Production was 1,970,000 tons in the week ending May 18, 2012, while the capability utilization then was 79.2 percent.
US’s domestic raw steel production 1,904,000 net tons
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The current week production represents a 3.4 percent decrease from the same period in the previous year. Production for the week ending May 18, 2013 is up 1.2 percent from the previous week ending May 11, 2013 when production was 1,881,000 tons and the rate of capability utilization was 78.5 percent.
Adjusted year-to-date production through May 18, 2013 was 36,714,000 tons, at a capability utilization rate of 76.6 percent. That is a 7.1 percent decrease from the 39,531,000 tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 79.6 percent.
Broken down by districts, here's production for the week ending May 18, 2013 in thousands of net tons: North East: 206; Great Lakes: 667; Midwest: 258; Southern: 689 and Western: 84.
Tags: JIS3106 SM400C steel, JIS3101 SS400 steel, ASTM A572Gr50 steel
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