US Weekly raw steel production update
In the week ending October 5, 2013, domestic raw steel production was 1,873,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 78.2%. Production was 1,709,000 net tons in the week ending October 5, 2012, while the capability utilization then was 68.7%. The current week production represents a 9.6% increase from the same period in the previous year.
Production for the week ending October 5, 2013 is up 1.1% from the previous week ending September 28, 2013 when production was 1,852,000 net tons and the rate of capability utilization was 77.3%.
Adjusted year-to-date production through October 5, 2013 was 74,026,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 77.2%. That is a 3.0% decrease from the 76,353,000 net tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 76.8%.
Broken down by districts, here's production for the week ending October 5, 2013 in thousands of net tons:
North East – 211
Great Lakes – 676
Midwest – 220
Southern – 678
Western – 88
Source – Strategic Research Institute