The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of March 2018, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,299,418 net tons, a 10.3 percent increase from the 7,525,590 net tons shipped in the previous month, February 2018, and a 7.9 percent increase from the 7,692,434 net tons shipped in March 2017. Shipments year-to-date in 2018 are 23,461,349 net tons, a 3.7 percent increase vs. 2017 shipments of 22,633,191 net tons for three months.
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