The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of December 2015, US steel mills shipped 6,556,342 net tons, a 1.5 percent increase from the 6,457,870 net tons shipped in the previous month, November 2015, and a 17.8 percent decrease from the 7,978,310 net tons shipped in December 2014. Shipments for full year 2015 are 86,546,657 net tons, a 11.9 percent decrease vs. full year 2014 shipments of 98,248,666 net tons.
A comparison of December shipments to the previous month of November shows the following changes: hot rolled sheet, up 9 percent, cold rolled sheet, up 3 percent, and hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip, down 1 percent.