U.S. October Steel Shipments Down 4.2 Percent From Prior Month
December 08, 2025 01:25:28 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of October 2025, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,692,319 net tons, a 9.2 percent increase from the 7,047,172 net tons shipped in October 2024. Shipments were down 4.2 percent from the 8,032,536 net tons shipped in the previous month, September 2025. Shipments year-to-date in 2025 are 76,425,069 net tons, up 5.1 percent vs. 2024 shipments of 72,731,187 net tons for ten months.
A comparison of shipments year-to-date in 2025 to the first ten months of 2024 shows the following changes: corrosion resistant sheet and strip, up 4 percent, hot rolled sheet and strip, unchanged and cold rolled sheet and strip, down 3 percent.
Steel News
- Steel Imports Down 16.7% In September vs. August
- China's HRC price to stay rangebound in December
- Baosteel raises prices for hot-rolled coil for January sales
Steel Export Market Prices
| Material | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stainless Seamless Pipe 304 108*4 mm | $ 2196.65 | 11.34 |
| Stainless Scrap 304 Solid | $ 1296.97 | -12.95 |
| Stainless Bar 321 60 mm | $ 2197.04 | -13.10 |
| Stainless Bar 304 60 mm | $ 1956.28 | -13.25 |
| Stainless HR Coil 304/No.1 6.0 mm | $ 1902.08 | -9.39 |