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March Steel Shipments Up 10.9 Percent From Prior Month
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Published on May 07,2026 06:00 AM Steel
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of March 2026, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,204,611 net tons, a 6.2 percent increase from the 7,725,314 net tons shipped in March 2025. Shipments were up 10.9 percent from the 7,395,507 net tons shipped in the previous month, February 2026. Shipments year-to-date in 2026 are 23,183,944 net tons, up 4.4 percent vs. 2025 shipments of 22,197,305 net tons for three months.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of March 2026, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,204,611 net tons, a 6.2 percent increase from the 7,725,314 net tons shipped in March 2025. Shipments were up 10.9 percent from the 7,395,507 net tons shipped in the previous month, February 2026. Shipments year-to-date in 2026 are 23,183,944 net tons, up 4.4 percent vs. 2025 shipments of 22,197,305 net tons for three months.

A comparison of shipments year-to-date in 2026 to the first three months of 2025 shows the following changes: corrosion resistant sheet and strip, up 13 percent, hot rolled sheet and strip, up 4 percent and cold rolled sheet and strip, down 6 percent.

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